The Divisions of the Macedonian Empire after the death of Alexander.
Alexander the Great, ob. June B.C. 323.
Justin, 12, 16; Arrian, _An._ 7, 28.
??????????	"	Philip III. (Arrhidaeus) half-brother of Alexander, ob. B.C. 317.
		Alexander IV. (posthumous son of Alexander by Roxana).
SuccessiveGuardians	"	Perdiccas, killed B.C. 321.
(?? ??????????)		Arrhidaeus and Python (for a few months), resigned B.C. 321.

Hipparch ... Seleucus.	Captain of the Bodyguards ... Cassander.
First Distribution of the Provinces of the Empire.
Diodorus Sic. 18, 3; Justin, 13, 4.

Macedonia and Greece.	Antipater.
Egypt, and parts of Libya and Asia.	Ptolemy s. of Lagus.
Pamphylia(1). Lycia. Greater Phrygia.	Antigonus.
Caria.	Cassander.
Thrace.	Lysimachus.
Paphlagonia. Cappadocia.	Eumenes.
Media Major.	Python.
Syria.	Laomedon.
Phrygia Hellespontiaca.	Leonnatus.
Lydia.	Meleager.(2)
Cilicia.	Philotas.
Media Minor.	Atropatos.
Bactria ulterior.	Unchanged.(3)
India.
Indian Colonies	Pithon s. of Agenor.
Punjaub	Taxiles.
Parapamisos.	Oxyartes.
Arachossi_ and _Cedrussi.	Silyrtias.
Draucae and Arei.	Stasanor.
Bactria.	Amyntas.
Sogdiani.	Stasandros.
Parthians.	Philip.
Hyrcani.	Phrataphernes.
Carmani.	Tleptolemus.
Persis.	Peucestes.
Babylonians.	Archon.
Mesopotamia.	Arcesilaus.

(1) Justin gives Pamphylia and Lycia to Nearchus.

(2) Justin calls him Menander.

(3) The provinces and governors printed in italics are not mentioned by Dioderus here, who merely says they were unchanged. But the list given by Justin agrees with that of Diodorus in the next settlement, with certain exceptions, which may be regarded as changes arising from death or other causes.

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Second Arrangement, B.C. 321.
?? as??e??	{	Philip III. (Arrhidaeus) half-brother of Alexander, ob. B.C. 317.
		Alexander IV. (posthumous son of Alexander by Roxana).

Regent with absolute powers	... Antipater, ob. B.C. 318.
Regent with absolute powers	... Polysperchon
Strategus of the Empire	... Antigonus.
Chiliarch of the Empire	... Cassander (s. of Antigonus).

Hipparch ... Seleucus.	Captain of the Bodyguards ... Cassander.
B.C. 321. Second Arrangement Of The Provinces.Diod. 18, 39.

(Unchanged.) Macedonia and Greece.	Antipater.
(Unchanged.) Egypt & parts of Libya & Asia.	Ptolemy s. of Lagus.
Greater Phrygia, Lycia, & Susiana added.	Antigonus.
(Unchanged.) Caria	Cassander.
(Unchanged.) Thrace.	Lysimachus.
(Unchanged.) Media.	Python.
(Unchanged.) Syria.	Laomedon.
Cilicia.	Philoxenus.
Babylonia	Seleucus.
Cappadocia.	Nicanor.
Lydia	Cheiton.
Phrygia Hellespontiaca.	Arrhidaeus.
Mesopotamia and Asbelitis.	Amphimachus.
The other provinces as in the previous list.

Third Arrangement, B.C. 312-311.
King ... Alexander IV. (in charge of Roxana).		Strategus in Europe till the king comes of age ... Cassander.
B.C. 312-311. Third Arrangement of the Provinces of the Empire.Diod. Sic. 19, 105.

Egypt.	Ptolemy, s. of Lagus.
Thrace.	Lysimachus.
Macedonia.	Cassander.
All Asia (?f??e?s?a?).	Antigonus.
Babylonia.	Seleucus Nicanor.
Greece nominally free, B.C. 307 Demetrius (s. of Antigonus) becomes Master of Athens.

B.C. 311. Alexander IV. and Roxana murdered by order of Cassander.

B.C. 306. Fourth Arrangement. Kingdoms formed, After the naval victory of Demetrius over Ptolemy. Diod. 30, 53.

King of Egypt.	Ptolemy, s. of Lagus
King of Syria and Asia.	Antigonus.
King of Upper Asia.	Seleucus.
King of Thrace.	Lysimachus.
King of Macedonia.	Cassander.
Demetrius Poliorcetes (s. of Antigonus) also takes the title of _king_, and in B.C. 304 returns to Athens and wages war with Cassander.

B.C. 301. Settlement after the battle of Ipsus, in which Antigonus fell.

(Lysimachus and Seleucus against Antigonus and Demetrius.)

King of Egypt.	Ptolemy, s. of Lagus, ob. 283.
King of Syria.	Seleucus Nicanor, ob. B.C. 280.
King of Thrace.	Lysimachus, ob. 281.
King of Macedonia.	Cassander, ob. B.C. 297.
Greece is nominally free, but in B.C. 295 Demetrius takes Athens, and becoming King of Macedonia in B.C. 295 to B.C. 287, he retains Greece as part of the kingdom. In the confusion which followed it was practically free.

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