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The 26 pages that link to Wars of the Diadochi, each with the reason it gives.

• Alexander the GreatRelated: His lack of an uncontested adult heir turned the empire into a struggle among generals.

• Hellenistic periodRelated: These wars divided Alexander’s empire into the kingdoms that shaped Hellenistic politics.

• Ptolemaic KingdomRelated: These wars allowed Ptolemy to secure Egypt and establish a kingdom.

• Seleucid EmpireNarrower topic: The Seleucid state emerged from these struggles for Alexander’s territories.

• Battle of GaugamelaRelated: The victory enlarged the empire later contested by Alexander’s successors.

• Antigonid dynastyNarrower topic: These wars created the kingdoms from which the Antigonid monarchy arose.

• Ptolemy I SoterRelated: Ptolemy secured Egypt during these wars and defended it against rival successors.

• Antigonus I MonophthalmusNarrower topic: Antigonus’s expansion and defeat formed a central arc of these succession wars.

• Macedonian armyRelated: The wars dispersed Macedonian commanders, troops, and military practices across successor states.

• Companion cavalryRelated: Former Macedonian commanders carried cavalry traditions into the successor kingdoms’ armies.

• Hellenistic warfareRelated: These wars established the kingdoms whose rival armies defined the period.

• DiadochiBroader topic: These wars were the main means by which the successors tested and expanded their claims.

• Hellenistic armyRelated: These wars turned Alexander’s field forces into the competing armies of Hellenistic kingdoms.

• MacedonRelated: The wars broke Alexander’s empire into competing kingdoms, including Macedon.

• Macedonian EmpireBroader topic: These wars ended the unified empire and established the major successor dynasties.

• OlympiasNarrower topic: These wars created the shifting power struggle in which Olympias intervened.

• Demetrius I PoliorcetesNarrower topic: These wars formed the political and military setting for Demetrius’s rise.

• Hellenistic kingdomRelated: These wars divided Alexander’s empire into the monarchies that defined the Hellenistic age.

• CassanderNarrower topic: Cassander’s rise and kingship unfolded within these succession wars.

• Antigonus II GonatasNarrower topic: These wars created the dynastic contest in which Gonatas’s family sought power.

• Hellenistic GreeceBroader topic: These wars established the rival kingdoms that shaped Hellenistic politics.

• Battle of CorupediumNarrower topic: Corupedium was the final major battle in these successor wars.

• Roxana (Macedonian queen)Narrower topic: These wars turned Roxana and her son into figures in a contest for legitimacy.

• AtropateneRelated: These wars weakened successor control and helped Atropates preserve local independence.

• Syrian WarsNarrower topic: Their settlement created the rival kingdoms that later fought over Syria.

• Wars of Alexander the GreatRelated: His failure to establish a settled succession led directly to these wars.