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Perdiccas

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Perdiccas , d. 321 BC, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great. After the death of Alexander (323) he ruled as regent from Babylon. He strove in vain to hold the empire together, but was opposed by others of the Diadochi . He was defeated by Ptolemy I in Egypt and was killed in a mutiny of his troops. ... Read more
Eumenes
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Paphlagonia. In the wars of the Diadochi he threw in his lot with Perdiccas and thus was opposed by Antipater , Antigonus I , Ptolemy I , and Craterus. However, the death of Perdiccas (321 BC) deprived Eumenes of all dependable support. He was defeated... Read more
Antipater
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...government on Athens, he drove Demosthenes to commit suicide. Antipater was a leading opponent of the regent, Perdiccas, and after Perdiccas was defeated in 321 by Ptolemy I, Antigonus I, and Craterus, it was Antipater who held the kingdom together... Read more

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