The Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi (300 BC)

Milhaud 2023-03-13
The Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi (300 BC)

This map, published by Simeon Netchev For World History Encyclopedia, it represents the division of the Hellenistic world after the death of Alexander the Great, with the various Diadochi and their respective kingdoms.

The illustration shows the main Diadochi in different colours and the extent of each of their kingdoms:

  • Antigonus I Monophthalmus: in orange, occupying Anatolia and the Levantine coast of the Mediterranean.
  • Ptolemy I: in purple, occupying Egypt.
  • Lysimachus of Thrace: in yellow, occupying Thrace.
  • Seleucus I Nicator: In grey, occupying Mesopotamia and Persia.
  • Cassander of Macedonia: in green, occupying Macedonia.

The map also marks the most important battles between the Diadochi. The last of these, the Battle of Ipsos, pitted Cassander, Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Seleucus against Antigonus, who feared the great power of his kingdom. It ended with the defeat of Antigonus and the division of his kingdom among the other Diadochi.

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