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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.

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.

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]], who went on to call himself [[Pharoah]] 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 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.   

==Breakdown of the Successor States==

==Breakdown of the Successor States==