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{{Short description|Political rivals in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death}} | {{Short description|Political rivals in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death}} | ||
{{Other uses|Diadochus (disambiguation){{!}}Diadochus}} | {{Other uses|Diadochus (disambiguation){{!}}Diadochus}} | ||
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[[File:Diadokhoi240nbc.jpg|thumb|[[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic Kingdoms]] as they existed in 240 BC, eight decades after the [[death of Alexander the Great]]]] | |||
[[File:Diadochi LA.svg|400px|thumb|The Diadochi fought over and carved up [[History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)#Empire|Alexander's empire]] into several kingdoms after his death, a legacy which reigned on and continued the influence of ancient Greek culture abroad for over 300 more years. This map depicts the kingdoms of the Diadochi {{Circa|301 BC}}, after the [[Battle of Ipsus]]. The five kingdoms of the Diadochi were: | |||
{{legend|#787CAD|[[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Kingdom]] of [[Ptolemy I Soter]]}} | {{legend|#787CAD|[[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Kingdom]] of [[Ptolemy I Soter]]}} | ||
{{legend|#50A249|[[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)#Hellenistic era|Kingdom]] of [[Cassander]]}} | {{legend|#50A249|[[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)#Hellenistic era|Kingdom]] of [[Cassander]]}} | ||
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=== Wars of the Diadochi (319–275 BC) === | === Wars of the Diadochi (319–275 BC) === | ||
{{main|Wars of the Diadochi}} | {{main|Wars of the Diadochi}} | ||
The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts, fought between 322 and 275 BC, over the rule of Alexander's empire after his death. | The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts, fought between 322 and 275 BC, over the rule of Alexander's empire after his death. | ||