Sad End of Alexander's Empire - Diadochi Wars - Every Battle, Full Story

Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death. In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war. This led to the First War of the Diadochi in which an alliance led by Perdiccas and Eumenes faced the alliance led by Antipater and Ptolemy at the battles of Camel's Rampart, Hellespont, Orkynia and Cretopolis in 321–319 BC, which Antipater and Ptolemy won, dividing the empire again during the Partition of Triparadeisos, which in turn led to the Second War of the Diadochi, the battles of Coprates river, Athens, Megalopolis, Gabiene and Paraitakene, the end of Eumenes, as well as Philip III Arrhidaeus and Olympias. Initially, the winners were in accord, but at some point, new alliances formed with Antigonos on one side and Ptolemy and Seleucus on the other, leading to the Third Diadochi War and the battle of Gaza of 312 BC and the campaigns of Demetrius against the Nabateans. For Seleucus, this morphed into the Babylonian war, as he had to defend against Antigonus during the sieges of Babylon and the battle of 25 Abu. As Ptolemy was trying to expand into Mediterranean, the clash with the Antigonus became inevitable, leading to the Fourth War of the Diadochi and the battle of Salamis and Rhodes. The fate of Antigonus and his empire in 301 BC at Ipsus - the most important battle of the Diadochi era. The end of the Diadochi Wars came with the struggle for Macedon and the battle of Kouropedion, and was followed by the Celtic Invasion and the Syrian Wars between the Ptolemies and the Seleucids, and then finally the Hellenistic Age.

Other videos on Alexander and Macedon:

Persianization of Alexander

How Rome Conquered Greece

Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx

Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft

Military Reforms of Alexander the Great

Alexander the GreatLogistics

Special Forces of Alexander the Great

Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II

Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important?

What happened to Alexander's tomb?

Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths

The video was made by MalayArcher (), while the script was researched and written by Christos Nicolaou. This video was narrated by Officially Devin ( & ). Art by Banskie Ayuban.

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