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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''' when used in English speaking history, is nearly exclusively used to refer to the men who vied for rulership of [[Alexander the Great]]'s Empire upon his death in 323 B.C.
The word Diadochi is the plural form of the [[Latin]] word "Diadochus", which comes from the Greek Διάδοχοι (diadokhoi), which translates into English as "successors". Hence we commonly speak of the Wars of the Successors / [[Wars of the Diadochi]].
=Etymology=
The word '''Diadochi''' is the plural form of the [[Latin]] word "Diadochus", which comes from the Greek Διάδοχοι (diadokhoi), which translates into English as "successors". Hence we commonly speak of the Wars of the Successors / [[Wars of the Diadochi]].
=The Diadochi=
The Diadochi are usually considered to be:
While at the fullest extent one could count a great many individuals, historians generally consider these individuals to be:
* [[Perdiccas]] - The First Regent of the Macedonian Empire.
* [[Perdiccas]] - The First Regent of the Macedonian Empire.
* [[Ptolemy I]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Egypt and eventually King of Egypt.
* [[Ptolemy I]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Egypt and eventually King of Egypt.
* [[Lysimachus]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Thrace and eventually King of Thrace.
* [[Lysimachus]] - General and Bodyguard, later Satrap of Thrace and eventually King of Thrace.
* [[Seleucus]] - Commander of the Companion Cavalry, later Satrap of Babylonia and eventually King of the Seleucid Empire.
* [[Seleucus]] - Commander of The Companion (the elite cavalry unit), 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, became Regent of Alexander's Empire after Antiater died.
* [[Polysperchon]] - Infantry division commander, became Regent of Alexander's Empire after Antiater died.