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Diadochoi
-Greek word meaning "sucessors"
-refers to commanders who struggled for control of Alexander's empire for ~50 years after his death in 323 B.C.
-Initially a struggle for world domination, but after battle of Ipsos in 301, division of Alexander's empire was roughly settled and wars were fought over borders
Antipater (Antipatros, regent of Macedon in Alexander's absence)
-Macedonian general under Philip II and Alexander the Great
-left in charge of Macedon during Alexander's Asia campaign
-In 320 B.C., made regent of kings Alexander IV and Philip III
-Soon died of illness, having passed over his son Cassander in naming Polyperchon as the next regent
Perdikkas
-one of Alexander's generals
-took control of Alexander's empire after his death in 323, with other successors given satrapies under his rule
-within two years, Perdikkas, marching against Ptolemy in Egypt, was assassinated by his own troops
Eumenes of Cardia
-Greek in Alexander's retinue
-at first state secretary and supposedly keeper of the Ephemerides/Royal Journals
-later given military command in India
-after Alexander's death, Eumenes was given command in Cappadocia, but was defeated and executed by the other Sucessors in 316
-Failure to command commonly attributed to inability to command Macedonian loyalty as a Greek, but Shipley attributes to lack of powerful army
Cassander
-contemporary of Alexander and son of Antipater
-ruled Macedon from 317-297 B.C.
-after death, Antigonids took control of Macedon
-executed Alexander's mother and son in his struggle for Macedonian throne
Antigonis I, the One-Eyed (Monophthalmos)
-general under Alexander
-at Alexander's death in 323, given satrapy in Western Asia Minor
-Antigonos became isolated from other sucessors
-eventually defeated and killed by the forces of Seleucus and Lysimachus in the battle of Ipsos in 301
Seleukos
-officer under Alexander and founder of Seleukid dynasty in Asia
-after Alexander's death in 323, Seleukos was made satrap of Babylon
-conquered much of Alexander's former Asian territory
-defeated Antigonus in the battle of Ipsus in 301 B.C.
-defeated Lysimachus in the battle of Corupedium in 281 B.C.
-same year, he tried to invade Macedonia but was assassinated by Ptolemy Keraunos
Lysimachos
-officer under Alexander
-after Alexander's death, put in charge of Thrace
-expanded territory east and west
-ruled Macedonia from 288 until his death in 281 at Koroupedion, where he was defeated by Seleukos
Demetrios I Poliorketes
-second ruler of Antigonid dynasty
-son of Antigonis I and ruler of Macedonia 294-288 B.C.
-earned the title "besieger" for innovative (but failed) siege on Rhodes
-297 besieged and garrisoned Athens
-in 288 he was ousted from Macedon by Pyrrhos
Antigonos II Gonatas
-son of Demetrios I Poliorketes
-after interlude of non-Antigonid rulers, Antigonos took control of Macedon in 276 B.C. and firmly established the dynasty
-defeated Greek city states in the Chremonidean War
Greek freedom, autonomia
-concept of freedom/autonomy associated with Greek city states
-considered part of the duty of Hellenistic kings to uphold the autonomia of Greek communities
-played role in power negotiations between kings and cities
Diadem
-after defeating Darius, Alexander adopted diadem from the Persian kings
-woolen headband became symbol of Hellenistic kingship
Euergetism
-word coined by historians to describe the phenomenon of public benefaction practiced by kings and wealthy citizens in the Hellenistic period
-provided public services to Greek citizens and was a means for the elite to increase their status
Hippodamian grid plan
-gridded cities "invented" by 5th century urban planner Hippodamus
-this type of urban planning was common in the Hellenistic period as kings created new cities
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