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Phoenix of Tenedos, satrap 67, 151
138–40, 144–56, 159, 160, 163n30,
Photius, Byzantine epitomator 10
165–8, 171–2, 174, 175–84, 186, 187,
Phyle, Athenian fortress xx, 167, 168, 181
190, 192, 193
Pigres, mercenary commander(?) 67, 81
Ptolemy Philadelphus, son of Ptolemy
Piraeus xx, 85, 87, 89, 92, 93, 115, 123,
Soter xv, 183
154, 161, 175, 177, 181
Pydna, Siege of xi, 107, 108, 115, 140
Pisidia, Pisidians xx, 23, 26, 49, 51–2, 55,
Pyrrhus of Epirus xiii, xiv, xv, 108, 166,
63, 66, 72, 74, 77, 78, 80, 96, 100
170, 172, 173, 175, 176–81, 183, 185,
Pisidic Aulon 78
186, 187
Pithon, Perdiccan general, satrap of
Media x, xi, 18, 25, 26, 27, 29, 37,
Quadrireme 38, 45
43, 54, 62, 69, 70, 100, 101–2, 103,
104, 105, 109, 110, 112, 113, 123,
Rhodes, Rhodians 12, 29, 33, 44, 74, 87,
125, 126
98, 130, 131, 133, 135, 144, 155, 156,
Pithon, satrap of Babylonia 140, 145
161, 166–8, 184, 185, 190
Pleistarchus, brother of Cassander 143,
Rhodes, siege of xiii, 166–8
172, 176
Rhosus, Syrian city 176
Plutarch, biographer and essayist 9
Roxane, wife of Alexander the Great
Polemaeus, Antigonid general xi, xii, xiii,
xi, xii, 1, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 42,
49, 57, 79, 131, 132, 138, 139, 141, 142,
56, 106, 116, 126, 133, 149, 161, 192
143, 144, 151, 153, 159, 187
Polemon, Perdiccan commander 60, 74,
Sabictas, satrap 25, 26
75, 78
Salamis, Battle of xiii, 155–6
Polyaenus, historian 10
Salamis, Cypriot city xxi, 130, 139,
Polyarchus, Antigonid commander 148
144, 173
Polycleitus, Antigonid admiral xii,
Salamis, island 154, 161, 181
138, 139
Salganeus 142
Polycles, Antipatrid general 62
Samos, Samians xx, 8, 30, 31, 32, 33, 44,
Polyperchon, general and regent x, 62,
53, 86, 89, 138, 139, 154, 163
81, 83, 84–5, 86, 87–92, 93, 96, 97,
Sardis, capital of Lydia xx, 48, 50, 54, 56,
98–100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 123, 124,
63, 64, 72, 90, 153, 171, 182
125, 126, 128, 129, 130–3, 134, 135,
Sarissa 5–6
136, 138, 142, 149, 150, 151, 158, 161,
Scepsis, Greek city 135, 149
168, 170
Scyros, Greek island xx, 170
Pompeius Trogus, historian 9
Scythians 141
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Second Diadoch War 83–128
Termessus, Pisidic fortress 78, 83
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris xxi, 127, 147
Teutamus, argyraspid commander 91,
Seleucus xii, xiii, xiv, xv, 2–3, 54, 59, 61,
93, 94, 97, 109, 112, 114, 122
69, 70, 74, 100, 101–3, 104, 118, 119,
Thasos, Thasians xix, xx, 154
120, 121, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132,
Thebes, Thebans xx, 33, 118, 127, 129,
138, 139, 140, 145, 147–52, 153, 156,
132, 133, 136, 141, 143, 154, 158,
160, 161, 163, 167, 169, 171–6, 180,
177, 179
182–4, 186, 187, 190, 192, 194
Theodotus, Antigonid commander 138
Seuthes, Thracian king 23, 26, 36, 141
Thermopylae xx, 34, 107, 136, 168
Sibyrtius, satrap 108, 114, 123, 125
Thessalonica xx, 127
Sicyon, Sicyonians xx, 33, 131, 136, 142,
Thessalonice, daughter of Philip II, wife of
143, 152, 155, 168
Cassander xi, 127, 129, 133,
Sidon, Sidonians xxi, 131, 146, 160, 172,
153, 177
174, 176
Thessaly, Thessalians xix, xx, xxi, 20, 33,
Siwah, oracle xxi, 31, 55, 60, 155, 168
34, 39, 40, 127, 151, 171
Sogdiana, Sogdians 1, 12, 28, 94, 194
Thibron, Spartan adventurer ix, 43, 60,
Somaphylax, Somaphylaces 14, 18, 24,
61, 137
103, 191
Third Diadoch War xi, 128–49
Sosigenes, admiral 63, 98, 100, 123
Thrace, Thracians xix, xx, xxi, 23, 25, 26,
spear-won land 84, 175, 184
35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 45, 67, 98, 99, 123,
Spitamenes, Iranian rebel 194
141, 143, 149, 175, 178, 180
Stasander, satrap of Aria 123, 125
Tigris, river xxi, 100, 102, 123
Stateira, wife of Alexander the Great 12,
Tlepolemus, satrap 123
15, 41, 57
treasuries 2, 44, 54, 75, 96, 103, 119–20,
Strabo, geographer 10
144, 171, 176
Strategos Autocrator 90
Triparadeisus 70–4, 81, 90, 94, 101, 109,
Stratonice, daughter of Demetrius
116, 118, 122, 134
Poliorcetes, wife of Seleucus and
Tripolis xxi, 131, 146
Antiochus xiv, 75, 175, 176
Trireme 24, 38, 45, 60
Suda, Byzantine encyclopedia 10
Tymphaea xix, 178, 187
Sunion, cape xx, 154, 181
Tyre xxi, 24, 70, 74, 76, 131, 132, 133,
Susa, a Persian capital xxi, 19, 44, 48, 50,
134, 135, 138, 139, 146, 152, 158, 163,
71, 74, 90, 91, 100, 101, 102, 105, 119,
174, 176, 185
120, 157, 158, 176
Tyre Proclamation xii, 133–4
Susiane, district of Susa 90, 91, 101, 102,
103, 117, 122, 126, 148
Uruk, Babylonian city xxi, 106
Taenarum, cape xx, 30, 31, 34
Xennias, Eumenid soldier 68
Taulantians, Illyrian tribe 137
Xenophantus, flautist 183
Tegea, Tegeans xx, 107
Xenophon, historian 68, 94, 162
Telesphorus, Antigonid general xii, 142,
143, 144
Zephryion, Cilician port 96, 123
Temenids (Argeads), royal family of
Zipoetes, Bithynian king 49, 131
Macedonia 12
Zopyrion, general in Thrace 23
Document Outline
Alexander’s Heirs: The Age of the Successors
Copyright
Contents
Abbreviations
Chronology
Preface
Maps
1 Introduction Notes
2 The Death of a Conqueror Notes
3 The Funeral Games Begin Notes
4 The End of a Dynasty Chronology from Spring 318 to Spring 315
Notes
5 “War, both the King and Father of All” 1 Chronology from 314 to 306
Notes
6 The End of the Diadochi Chronology from 306 to 281
Notes
7 Epilogue: The New World
Bibliography
Index