Partition of Triparadisus

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The Partition of Triparadisus was a 321 BC agreement among Alexander the Great’s successors that redistributed satrapies and redefined power in the early Hellenistic world after his death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
alternativeName Second Partition of Alexander’s Empire ⓘ
follows Partition of Babylon ⓘ
hasApproximateDate September 321 BC ⓘ
hasCause dissatisfaction with the Partition of Babylon ⓘ
mutiny and unrest in the Macedonian army ⓘ
power struggles among Alexander the Great’s generals ⓘ
hasContext succession crisis after the death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
hasDate 321 BC ⓘ
hasPrimarySource Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica ⓘ
linked to: Diodorus Siculus
historicalPeriod early Hellenistic period ⓘ
involved Alexander IV of Macedon ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ
Antipater ⓘ
Cassander ⓘ
Eumenes of Cardia ⓘ
Eurydice II of Macedon ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ
Peithon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
the Macedonian army ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainPurpose redefinition of power among the Diadochi ⓘ
redistribution of satrapies of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
relatedTo Alexander the Great ⓘ
Diadochi ⓘ
Macedonian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
resultedIn Antigonus I Monophthalmus appointed strategos of Asia ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus given command against Eumenes ⓘ
Antipater appointed guardian of the kings ⓘ
Antipater appointed regent of the Macedonian Empire ⓘ
Cassander appointed chiliarch (chief officer) under Antipater ⓘ
Lysimachus confirmed as satrap of Thrace ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter confirmed as satrap of Egypt ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator confirmed as satrap of Babylon ⓘ
linked to: Seleucus I Nicator

confirmation of Alexander IV as king ⓘ
confirmation of Philip III Arrhidaeus as king ⓘ
redistribution of eastern satrapies ⓘ
strengthening of regional satrapal power ⓘ
weakening of central royal authority ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Syria ⓘ
Triparadisus ⓘ

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Diadochi → notableEvent → Partition of Triparadisus ⓘ
Partition of Babylon → precedes → Partition of Triparadeisos ⓘ
linked to: Partition of Triparadisus
Partition of Triparadisus → alternativeName → Second Partition of Alexander’s Empire ⓘ
linked to: Partition of Triparadisus
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → relatedTo → Partition of Alexander’s empire ⓘ
linked to: Partition of Triparadisus
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt → followedEvent → Partition of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ
linked to: Partition of Triparadisus
Wars of the Diadochi → significantEvent → Partition of Triparadisus ⓘ