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==Personal History==

==Personal History==

Antigonus was also a high-ranking general under Alexander's Father, Philip II of [[Macedon]]. When his son ascended to the throne, Antigonus followed Alexander on his war against [[Persia]], and his subsequent quest through the [[Middle East]].

Antigonus was also a high-ranking general under Alexander's Father, Philip II of [[Macedon]]. When his son ascended to the throne, Antigonus followed the young Macedonian King on his war against [[Persia]]. After the Battle of the Granicus in 334 B.C, he was appointed as Satrapy of Phrygia, a region in Asia Minor.  

==Founding of the Antigonid Dynasty==

==Founding of the Antigonid Dynasty==

Alexander the Great died without leaving plans for the dispensation of his vast Empire, which stretched from Macedon (north of [[Greece]]) to [[India]], and included [[Egypt]] and all of modern-day [[Iraq]].  Thus, it fell to Alexander's friends and generals to manage the Empire.

At the age of 32, Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C in Babylon without leaving plans for the dispensation of his vast Empire, which stretched from Macedon (north of [[Greece]]) to [[India]], and included [[Egypt]] and all of modern-day [[Iraq]].  Thus, it fell to Alexander's friends and generals to manage the Empire who soon became divided over the succession to the Macedonian throne and what was to happen to the Empire itself, forming factions against each other. They shortly divided the Empire in the Partition of Babylon in 323 B.C. The partition assigned the Satrapies of the Macedonian Empire to many of Alexander's companions, generals as well as others.  

However, Antigonus, and other generals, proved unable to work together, due to personal rivalries and greed.  The generals thus appointed themselves the "Diadochi" - "Successors" - and dissolved the Empire, each administering an individual portion of the Empire.  For example, Egypt fell to [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]], who went on to call himself [[Pharaoh]] Ptolemy I Soter ("The Savior").  Antigonus and his subsequent dynasty took control of Macedon, Alexander's former home, and his ancestral kingdom.   

However, Antigonus, and other generals, proved unable to work together, due to personal rivalries and greed.  The generals and companions of Alexander went into war with each other, each administering an individual portion of the Empire in the name of Alexander IV.  For example, Egypt fell to Ptolemy, who went on to call himself [[Pharaoh]] Ptolemy I Soter ("The Savior").  Antigonus and his subsequent dynasty took control of Macedon, Alexander's former home, and his ancestral kingdom.   

==Breakdown of the Successor States==

==Breakdown of the Successor States==