Diadochi timeline

The Death of Alexander the Great: Succession Crisis

In 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32. Given the propensity of the Macedonian aristocracy to... Read more

Seleucus Returns to Babylon

Background In about 320 BC, Seleucus had become the Governor of Babylon, however by 315 BC he was forced to flee the city when Antigonus... Read more

The Battle of Corupedium

Background King Lysimachus had ruled Thrace for decades and parts of Western Turkey ever since the Battle of Ipsus. King Seleucus ruled the... Read more