Wars of the Diadochi
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The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts among Alexander the Great’s former generals as they fought to divide and control his vast empire after his death.
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Target entity: Wars of the Diadochi Context triple: [Cassander of Macedon, participatedIn, Wars of the Diadochi]
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Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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Chremonidean War
The Chremonidean War was a Hellenistic conflict (267–261 BC) in which a coalition led by Athens and Sparta, backed by Ptolemaic Egypt, fought unsuccessfully to resist the expansion of Antigonid Macedonian power in Greece.
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Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Roman–Seleucid War
The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wars of the Diadochi Target entity description: The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts among Alexander the Great’s former generals as they fought to divide and control his vast empire after his death.
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A.
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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B.
Chremonidean War
The Chremonidean War was a Hellenistic conflict (267–261 BC) in which a coalition led by Athens and Sparta, backed by Ptolemaic Egypt, fought unsuccessfully to resist the expansion of Antigonid Macedonian power in Greece.
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C.
Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Roman–Seleucid War
The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic conflict
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series of wars ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Justin (Marcus Junianus Justinus) ⓘ
linked to:
Justinus
Plutarch ⓘ |
| endTime | 281 BC ⓘ |
| follows | conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| hasCause |
death of Alexander the Great
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rivalry among Alexander’s generals ⓘ succession crisis of the Macedonian Empire ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
military and political instability in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
rise of regional dynasties ⓘ spread of Hellenistic culture ⓘ |
| hasGreekName |
Πόλεμοι τῶν Διαδόχων
ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
|
| hasMainBelligerent | Diadochi ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Babylonian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylonian War (311–309 BC)
Fifth War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
First War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
Fourth War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
Second War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
Sixth War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
Third War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
|
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Anatolia ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Macedonian Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alexander IV of Macedon
ⓘ
Macedonian royal house of Argead ⓘ
linked to:
Argead dynasty
Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ |
| participant |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ Antipater ⓘ Cassander ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
Craterus ⓘ Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ Eumenes of Cardia ⓘ Lysimachus ⓘ Peithon ⓘ Perdiccas ⓘ Polyperchon ⓘ Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alexander the Great
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Macedonian Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
Successor kingdoms ⓘ |
| result |
decline of central Macedonian authority
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establishment of the Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ establishment of the Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ establishment of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ establishment of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ formation of Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ fragmentation of Alexander’s empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Babylonian War (311–309 BC)
ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) ⓘ Battle of Ipsus ⓘ Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ Lamian War ⓘ Partition of Babylon ⓘ Partition of Triparadisus ⓘ |
| startTime | 323 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Wars of the Diadochi Description of subject: The Wars of the Diadochi were a series of conflicts among Alexander the Great’s former generals as they fought to divide and control his vast empire after his death.
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