Examples of Diadochi in the following topics:
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- After his death in 323 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed and Alexander's ambitious generals, called the Diadochi ("the Successors"), fought for possession of his conquered territories.
- The Partition of Babylon in 323 BCE divided Alexander's territories among the Diadochi, who each became satraps.
- However, the Diadochi continued to jostle for supremacy and after 40 years of war, the Hellenistic world settled into four stable territories: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.
- His empire was divided among his generals (the Diadochi) in the Partition of Babylon following his death.
- Kingdoms of the Diadochi in 281 BC: the Ptolemaic Kingdom (dark blue), the Seleucid Empire (yellow), Kingdom of Pergamon (orange), and Macedonia (green).
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- After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity
collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the
Hellenistic world settled into four stable power blocks: the Ptolemaic Kingdom
of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia
Minor, and Macedon.
- During the Wars of the Diadochi (322-301 BCE), Ptolemy further consolidated his
position within Egypt and the region by taking the title of King.
- Following Ptolemy’s successes in the Wars of the Diadochi, Seleucus,
then a senior officer in the Macedonian Royal Army, received Babylonia.
- In the partition of Alexander’s empire among the Diadochi,
Macedon fell to the Antipatrid dynasty, which was headed by Antipater and his
son Cassander.
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- After Alexander's death in 323 BCE, the empire was split under his generals.Most of Alexander's cultural changes were rejected by the Diadochi, including the cross-cultural marriages they entered into.However, the influx of Greek colonists into the new realms continued to spread Greek culture into Asia.The founding of new cities continued to be a major part of the Diadochi's struggle for control of any particular region, and these continued to be centres of cultural diffusion.The spread of Greek culture under the Successors seems mostly to have occurred with the spreading of Greeks themselves, rather than as an active policy.
- Despite their initial reluctance, the Diadochi seem to have later deliberately naturalized themselves to their different regions, presumably in order to help maintain control of the population.Thus, for instance, we find the Ptolemies, as early as Ptolemy I Soter, the first Hellenistic king of Egypt, portrayed as pharaohs.Similarly, in the Indo-Greek kingdom, kings who converted to Buddhism.The Greeks in the regions therefore gradually become "localized" and adopted local customs as appropriate.In this way, hybrid "Hellenistic" cultures naturally emerged, at least amongst the upper echelons of society.
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- After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four new empires: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.
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- After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four stable power blocks: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.
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- In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.