The Partition of Triparadasus was a power-sharing agreement passed at Triparadisus in 320 BCE between the generals (diadochi) of Alexander the Great, in which they named a new regent and established the repartition of their satrapies. It followed and modified the Partition of Babylon made in 323 BCE upon the death of Alexander the Great. Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Philip III (Arrhidaeus) (c. ... Alexander IV Aegus (in Greek Aλεξανδρος Aιγος; 323–309 BC was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great by his wife Roxana, a princess of Bactria. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 325 BC 324 BC 323 BC 322 BC 321 BC - 320 BC - 319 BC 318 BC 317... In general Diadochi (in Greek Διάδοχοι, transcripted Diadochoi) means successors, such that the neoplatonic refounders of Platos Academy in Late Antiquity referred to themselves as diadochi (of Plato). ... Alexander the Great (Greek: Μέγας Αλέξανδρος[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC — June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), is considered one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of his known world before his death. ... The Partition of Babylon designates the attribution of the territories by Alexander the Great between his generals, soon after his death in 323 BCE. The partition was a result of a compromise, essentially brokered by Eumenes, following a conflict of opinion between the party of Meleager, who wished to give... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 328 BC 327 BC 326 BC 325 BC 324 BC - 323 BC - 322 BC 321 BC 320... Alexander the Great (Greek: Μέγας Αλέξανδρος[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC — June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), is considered one of the most successful military commanders in history, conquering most of his known world before his death. ...

Background

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, the rule of his empire was given to his half-brother Philip Arrhidaeus and Alexander's son Alexander IV. However, since Philip was mentally ill and Alexander IV born only after the death of his father, a regent was named in Perdiccas. In the meantime, the former generals of Alexander were named satraps of the various regions of his Empire. Philip III (Arrhidaeus) (c. ... Alexander IV Aegus (in Greek Aλεξανδρος Aιγος; 323–309 BC was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great by his wife Roxana, a princess of Bactria. ... Perdiccas (d. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Several satraps were eager to gain more power, and when Ptolemy, satrap of Egypt, rebelled with other generals, Perdiccas moved against the former, but was killed by a mutiny in his camp. Ptolemy declined the regency, and instead brought to the office Peithon and Arrhidaeus. This designation met the strong opposition of Eurydice, wife of king Philip III, bringing, in the meeting called in 320 BCE at Triparadisus of all the diadochi, to their replacement with Antipater. The meeting also procceeded to divide again the satrapies between the various generals. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek who became the ruler of Egypt (323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ... Peithon (about 355 BC - about 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordia in western Macedonia. ... Arrhidaeus (in Greek Aρριδαιoς or Aριδαιoς; lived 4th century BC), one of Alexander the Greats generals, was entrusted with the conduct of Alexanders funeral to Egypt in 323 BC. On the murder of Perdiccas in Egypt, 321 BC, he and Peithon... Eurydice (in Greek Eυρυδικη; died 317 BC) was daughter of Amyntas IV, son of Perdiccas III, king of Macedonia, and Cynane, daughter of Philip II. Her real name appears to have been Adea1; at what time it was changed to that of Eurydice we are not... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 325 BC 324 BC 323 BC 322 BC 321 BC - 320 BC - 319 BC 318 BC 317... Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. ...

The treaty

Arrian described the result of the meeting in Events after Alexander, which were transmitted to us by the Byzantine patriach Photius (820-897): Alexander the Great Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c. ... Byzantine Empire (native Greek name: - Basileia tōn Romaiōn) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... Photius (b. ...

"Then and there Antipater made a new division of Asia, wherein he partly confirmed the former and partly annulled it, according as the exigency of affairs required. For, in the first place, Egypt with Libya, and all the vast waste beyond it, and whatever else had been acquired to the westward, he assigned to Ptolemy; Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek who became the ruler of Egypt (323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ...

• Syria to Laomedon of Mytilene;
• Cilicia to Philoxenus, for he held it before.
• Among the higher provinces, Mesopotamia and Arbelitis were bestowed on Amphimachus, the king's brother;
• Babylonia, on Seleucus;
• the prefecture of all the province of Susa, on Antigenes, who was captain of the Macedonian Argyraspides, and had first opposed Perdiccas.
• Peucestas was confirmed in his government of Persis.
• Tlepolemus in Carmania,
• and Peithon in that of Media, as far as the Caspian Gate.
• Philip in Parthia.
• Stasander in Aria and Drangiana.
• Stasanor the Solian, over Bactria and Sogdiana;
• and Sibyrtius over Arachosia.
• The country of the Parapamisians was bestowed upon Oxyartes, the father of Roxana;
• and the skirts of India adjacent to Mount Parapamisus, on Peithon the son of Agenor.
• As to the countries beyond that, those on the river Indus, with the city Patala (the capital of that part of India) were assigned to Porus.
• Those upon the Hydaspes, to Taxiles the Indian;

for it was deemed no easy matter to dispossess those who had been confirmed in their territories by Alexander himself, their power was grown so strong. Laomedon (in Greek Λαoμέδων; lived 4th century BC), native of Mytilene and son of Larichus, was one of Alexander the Greats generals, and appears to have enjoyed a high place in his confidence even before the death of Philip II, as he was one of those banished by that... Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Babylonia, named for its capital city, Babylon, was an ancient state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... Silver coin of Seleucus. ... The ancient Elamite Empire, تمدن عیلام in Farsi, lay to the east of Sumer and Akkad, in what is now southwestern Iran. ... Peucestas (in Greek Πευκεστας;lived 4th century BC) was son of Alexander, a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. ... External links Official website of Fars Governorship Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... Tlepolemus (in Greek TληπoλεμoÏ‚; lived 4th century BC) was the son of Pythophanes and one of the etairoi, or body-guard of Alexander the Great, who was joined in the government of the Parthians and Hyrcanii with Amminapes, a Parthian, whom Alexander had appointed satrap of those provinces. ... Kerman is a province rich in historical sites and monuments. ... Peithon (about 355 BC - about 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordia in western Macedonia. ... Philip (in Greek ΦιλιππoÏ‚; died 318 BC) was satrap of Sogdiana, to which government he was first appointed by Alexander the Great himself in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the more remote provinces, in the arrangements which followed the death of the... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the musical term aria. ... Drangiana (Old Persian: Zranka waterland) was a historical region of the Achaemenid Empire, now part of Afghanistan and Eastern Iran. ... Stasanor (in Greek Στασανωρ; lived 4th century BC) was a native of Soli in Cyprus who held a distinguished position among the officers of Alexander the Great. ... It has been suggested that Ta-Hsia be merged into this article or section. ... Sogdiana (Sug`ud,Sug`diyona -Uzbek, Sughd - Tajik, Sugdiane, Old Persian Sughuda, Persian:سغد, Chinese: Kang-Kü) ancient civilization of Iranian peoples, then was a province of the Achaemenian Empire, the eighteenth in the list in the Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great (i. ... Sibyrtius (in Greek ΣιβυρτιoÏ‚; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who was appointed by him, on his return from India (326 BC), governor of the province of Carmania. ... Arachosia is the ancient name of an area that corresponds to the southern part of today s Afghanistan, around the city of Kandahar. ... The Paropamisadae is an ancient area of the Hindu-Kush, in the Eastern part of Afghanistan. ... Oxyartes was a Bactrian, father of Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great. ... Roxana (in Bactrian Roshanak, lit. ... The Paropamisadae is an ancient area of the Hindu-Kush, in the Eastern part of Afghanistan. ... Peithon, son of Agenor (?-312 BCE) was an officer in the expedition of Alexander the Great to India, who became satrap of the Indus from 325 to 316 BCE, and then satrap of Babylon, from 316 to 312 BCE, until he died at the Battle of Gaza in 312 BCE... The Indus is a river; the Indus River. ... Patala is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Alexander and Porus by Charles Le Brun, 1673 Porus, the Greek version of the Indian names Puru, Pururava or Purushottama, was the ruler of a Kingdom that was located between what is now known as the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers (in Greek sources called Hydaspes and Acesines) in the... Hydaspes is the ancient Greek name for the modern-day Jhelum river. ... Taxiles (in Greek Tαξιλης; lived 4th century BC) was a prince or king, who reigned over the tract between the Indus and the Hydaspes rivers, in the Punjab at the period of the expedition of Alexander the Great, 327 BC. His real name was Ambhi, and the Greeks appear to...

• Of the countries to the northward of Mount Taurus, Cappadocia was assigned to Nicanor;
• Phrygia, Lycaonia, Pamphylia, and Lycia, as before, to Antigonus.
• Caria to Asander;
• Lydia to Clitus;
• and Hellespontine Phrygia to Arrhidaeus.

Antigenes was deputed collector of the tribute in the province of Susa, and three thousand of those Macedonians who were the most ready to mutiny, appointed to attend him. The Taurus Mountains or simply the Taurus, (Turkish Toros, also known as Ala-Dagh or Bulghar-Dagh) are a mountain range, forming the rugged southeastern rim of the Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates River descends into Syria. ... Cappadocia in 188 BC In ancient geography, Cappadocia (Greek: Καππαδοκία; see also List of traditional Greek place names; Turkish Kapadokya) was an extensive inland district of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). ... Nicanor was the name of several ancient Greeks: Nicanor of Macedon, father of Balacrus, who lived under Philip II of Macedonia Nicanor (Egyptian general), a trusted general of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt Nicanor (general), a key general of Cassander Nicanor of Macedonia, brother of Philotas and comander of... Location of Phrygia - traditional region (yellow) - expanded kingdom (orange line) In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian Highland, part of modern Turkey. ... In ancient geography, Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. ... Pamphylia, in ancient geography, was the region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus. ... Lycia (Lycian: Trm̃misa) is a region in the modern day Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey. ... Antigonus I Cyclops or Monophthalmos (the One-eyed, so called from his having lost an eye) (382 BC - 301 BC) was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and satrap under Alexander the Great. ... Location of Caria Caria (Greek Καρία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was a region of Asia Minor, situated south of Ionia, and west of Phrygia and Lycia. ... Asander (in Greek Άσανδρoς; lived 4th century BC) was son of Philotas and brother of Parmenion. ... Lydia is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkeys modern provinces of İzmir and Manisa. ... Location of Phrygia - traditional region (yellow) - expanded kingdom (orange line) In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian Highland, part of modern Turkey. ... Arrhidaeus (in Greek Aρριδαιoς or Aριδαιoς; lived 4th century BC), one of Alexander the Greats generals, was entrusted with the conduct of Alexanders funeral to Egypt in 323 BC. On the murder of Perdiccas in Egypt, 321 BC, he and Peithon...

Moreover, he appointed Autolychus the son of Agathocles, Amyntas the son of Alexander and brother of Peucestas, Ptolemy the son of Ptolemy, and Alexander the son of Polyperchon, as guards to surround the king's person. Peucestas (in Greek Πευκεστας;lived 4th century BC) was son of Alexander, a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. ... Alexander (in Greek Αλέξανδρος; killed 314 BC) was son of Polyperchon, the regent of Macedonia, and an important general in the wars of the diadochi. ... Polyperchon (394 - 303 BC) was a Macedonian general who served under Philip II and Alexander the Great, accompanying Alexander throughout his long journeys. ...

To his son Cassander he gave the command of the horse; and to Antigonus, the troops that had before been assigned to Perdiccas, and the care and custody of the king's person, with order to prosecute the war against Eumenes. Which done, Antipater himself departed home, much applauded by all, for his wise and prudent management" (Translation John Rooke) Cassander (c. ... Eumenes of Cardia (c. ...

External links

• Bibliotheca of Photius (translated by J. H. Freese)