The Fates of the Successors

Read the previous posts in this series here

When - Who - Where - How

Also includes the women and epigonoi who, though not Successors, played a direct part in the succession struggle. If you see any mistakes or omissions in the list below, let me know in the comments box and I will update it.

The Three Fates

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322
Leonnatus - Lamia - Killed by an allied Greek army during the march to Lamia
320
Craterus
- Border of Asia Minor/Cappadocia - Trampled underfoot by his horse during battle
Laomedon - Last seen: Caria - Fate Unknown
Neoptolemus - Border of Asia Minor / Cappadocia - Killed in a duel with Eumenes
Perdiccas - Egypt - Assassinated by Peithon and Antigenes and other senior officers
319
Alcetas
- Pisidia, Asia Minor - Committed suicide after being defeated in battle by Antigonus
Antipater - Macedon - Died in his bed (of old age)
318
Arrhidaeus - Last seen: Cius, Asia Minor - Fate Unknown
Nicanor - Piraeus - Executed on Cassander’s orders
White Cleitus - Thrace - Killed by Lysimachus’ soldiers
317
Adea Euridike - Pydna - Forced to commit suicide by Olympias
Nicanor son of Antipater - Macedon - Executed on Olympias’ orders
Philip Arrhidaeus - Pydna - Executed on Olympias’ orders
317/6
Antigenes - Gabene - Executed on Antigonus’ orders
Eumenes - Gabene - Executed on Antigonus’ orders
316
Aristonous - Pydna - Murdered on Cassander’s orders
Olympias - Pydna - Executed on Cassander’s orders
Peithon
- Ecbatana - Executed on Antigonus’ orders
313/12
Asander - Last seen: Caria - Fate Unknown
310/09
Alexander IV - Amphipolis - Assassinated on Cassander’s orders
310/09
Polemaeus - Cos - Executed on Ptolemy’s orders
309
Herakles - Macedon - Assassinated on Polyperchon’s orders
303
Polyperchon - Messenia - Died in his bed (of old age)
301
Antigonus Monophthalmus - Ipsus - Killed during the Battle of Ipsus
297
Cassander - Macedon - Died in his bed (possibly/probably of tuberculosis)
Philip IV (epigonoi) - Macedon - Died in his bed (possibly/probably of tuberculosis)
294
Alexander V (epigonoi) - Dium - Assassinated on Demetrius Poliorcetes’ orders
Antipater I (epigonoi) - Thrace - Executed on Lysimachus’ orders
284
Agathocles (epigonoi) - Thrace - Executed on Lysimachus’ orders
283
Ptolemy I Soter - Alexandria - Died in his bed (probably of old age)
282
Demetrius Poliorcetes (epigonoi) - Apamea - Died in his bed (of various factors, incl. alcoholism)
281
Lysimachus - Corupedium - Killed during the Battle of Corupedium
281
Seleucus I Nikator - Thrace - Assassinated by Ptolemy Keraunos
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Requiescant in Pace

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