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Event war Middle East

Wars of the Diadochi

322 BCE – 281 BCE

The brutal 40-year power struggle between Alexander's generals that shattered his empire into rival kingdoms — Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Persia, and Antigonid Macedon.

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Wars between Alexander the Great's successors, 322–272 BC

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Wars of the Diadochi

322 BCE – 281 BCE

The brutal 40-year power struggle between Alexander's generals that shattered his empire into rival kingdoms — Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Persia, and Antigonid Macedon.

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