Wars of the Diadochi

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Hellenistic conflict series of wars

The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts among Alexander the Great’s former generals as they fought to divide and control his vast empire after his death.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
First War of the Diadochi 6
Second War of the Diadochi 2
Wars of the Diadochi era 2

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
chronologicalOrder early Hellenistic period ⓘ
describedBySource Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Justin (Marcus Junianus Justinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 281 BC ⓘ
follows conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ
hasCause death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
rivalry among Alexander’s generals ⓘ
succession crisis of the Macedonian Empire ⓘ
hasEffect military and political instability in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
rise of regional dynasties ⓘ
spread of Hellenistic culture ⓘ
hasGreekName Πόλεμοι τῶν Διαδόχων NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Babylonian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fifth War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
First War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fourth War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sixth War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Third War of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
location Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Macedonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent Alexander IV of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Macedonian royal house of Argead NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant Antigonus I Monophthalmus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antigonus II Gonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antipater NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cassander NERFINISHED ⓘ
Craterus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Demetrius I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eumenes of Cardia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lysimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peithon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Perdiccas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polyperchon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Macedonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Successor kingdoms ⓘ
result decline of central Macedonian authority ⓘ
establishment of the Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
establishment of the Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
establishment of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
establishment of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
formation of Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
fragmentation of Alexander’s empire ⓘ
significantEvent Babylonian War (311–309 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Ipsus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lamian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Partition of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Partition of Triparadisus NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 323 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassander of Macedon → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Ptolemaic navy → conflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Nicaea (wife of Lysimachus) → historicalContext → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Lysimachus → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Battle of Corupedium → conflictIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Battle of Corupedium → partOf → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Battle of Corupedium → precededBy → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars among the Diadochi
Macedonian navy → engagedInConflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Wars of Alexander the Great → followedBy → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Antipater → roleIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Antipater → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: early Wars of the Diadochi
Craterus → notableWork → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Craterus → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Craterus → conflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Peithon → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Peithon → conflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Empire of Alexander the Great → dissolutionResult → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Kingdom of Thrace → event → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Partition of Babylon → precedes → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Partition of Babylon → relatedTo → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Partition of Triparadisus → partOf → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → conflictIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → partOf → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fourth War of the Diadochi
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) → conflictIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Cleopatra of Macedon → associatedWith → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Antigonid dynasty → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Eurydice II of Macedon → activeDuring → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Antipatrid dynasty → involvedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Macedonian phalanx → usedInConflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Achaemenid–Macedonian dynastic union → hasSuccessorContext → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Perdiccas → notableEvent → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Perdiccas → conflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Eumenes of Cardia → militaryConflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Eumenes of Cardia → militaryConflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Eumenes of Cardia → militaryConflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second War of the Diadochi
Eumenes of Cardia → historicalPeriod → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Diadochi era
Polyperchon → participatedIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Polyperchon → foughtIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: First War of the Diadochi
Polyperchon → foughtIn → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second War of the Diadochi
Battle of Ipsus → partOf → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Alexander IV → conflict → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
subject surface form: Alexander IV of Macedon
Lamian War → chronologicalBefore → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
Chremonidean War → partOf → Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Diadochi era