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The '''Diadochi''' or "successors" were the men who vied for a part of [[Alexander the Great]]'s Empire upon his sudden death in 323 B.C.  The Diadochi are usually considered to be:

The '''Diadochi''' or "successors" were the men who vied for a part of [[Alexander the Great]]'s Empire upon his sudden death in 323 B.C.  The Diadochi are usually considered to be:

* [[Perdiccas]] - Prime minister or chief of staff

* [[Perdiccas]] - The First Regent of the Macedonian Empire.

* [[Antipater]] - Military regent in Greece and Macedonia while Alexander was away on his military campaigns

* [[Antipater]] - Regent in Greece and Macedonia while Alexander was away on his military campaigns, succeeded Perdiccas as Regent of the entire Empire later on.

* [[Eumenes]] - Staff secretary

* [[Eumenes]] - Secretary of Alexander, later Satrap of Cappodocia and Paphlagonia.

* [[Ptolemy I]] - Personal aide and staff officer

* [[Ptolemy I]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Egypt and eventually King of Egypt.

* [[Lysimachus]] - Personal aide and staff officer

* [[Lysimachus]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Thrace and eventually King of Thrace.

* [[Seleucus]] - Commander of the officers' training corps

* [[Seleucus]] - Commander of the Companion Cavalry, later Satrap of Babylonia and eventually King of the Seleucid Empire.

* [[Craterus]] - Infantry division commander, and son in law of Antipater

* [[Craterus]] - Infantry division commander, and son in law of Antipater.

* [[Polysperchon]] - Infantry division commander

* [[Polysperchon]] - Infantry division commander, became Regent of Alexander's Empire after Antiater died.

* [[Antigonus]] - Infantry division commander

* [[Antigonus]] - Infantry division commander, later Satrap of Phrygia and eventually King of Asia Minor and Syria.

* [[Cassander]] - Infantry division commander, and son of Antipater

* [[Cassander]] - Son of Antipater, became Regent of Alexander's Empire after Polyperchon was removed from the Regency and later King of Macedonia.

* [[Demetrius]] - Cavalry division commander, and son of Antigonus

* [[Demetrius]] - Son of Antigonus who served as one of his generals and later co-King after the Battle of Salamis, 306 BC.

For their many wars against each other for control, see [[Wars of the Diadochi]]

For their many wars against each other for control, see [[Wars of the Diadochi]]

[[Category:Ancient Greece]]

[[Category:Ancient Greece]]