The Wars of the Diadochi 1-6 — The Fall of the Empire and the Wars of Succession
The Wars of the Diadochi 1-6 — The Fall of the Empire and the Wars of Succession Opening — Babylon, Early Summer Corridor In early summer 323 BC, the corridors of the Babylon palace were determining the course of a vast empire. As Alexander lay on his sickbed, generals like Perdiccas, Ptolemy, Seleucus, Craterus, and Lysimachus were reading the speed of calculations in each other's eyes. The weight of the moment made even the time to catch a breath feel heavy. Soldiers' footsteps slid thinly across the cold tiled floor, and the mingled air of incense, dust, and sweat thickened the night. When the dim light inside the king's tent flickered, someone saw a glimmering ring , while another contemplated the legions and the treasury that would be left behind. The silence of that moment quickly became the prologue to a murmur heading toward the battlefield. As the king's breath grew faint, the men outside the door unfurled mental maps of thei...