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The Forgotten War of the Diadochi
Episode 243 moves past the familiar figures of Alexander the Great and his immediate successors to explore the chaotic, decades-long power struggle known as the Wars of the Diadochi. After Alexander’s death in 323 BCE at Babylon, his generals—the Diadochi—fractured his empire into competing Hellenistic kingdoms. We trace how Perdikkas, Antigonos Monophthalmos, and Seleukos I Nicator battled not just for territory, but for the legitimacy of Alexander’s legacy. This episode focuses on the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BCE, where the coalition of Cassander, Lysimachos, and Seleukos crushed Antigonos…
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