diadochoi (‘successors’), the name given to the Greek rulers who succeeded to various parts of the empire of Alexander the Great after his death in 323 BC. See ATTALIDS, PTOLEMIES, and SELEUCIDS.
| Classical Literature Companion: diadochoi |
| Epigonoi | |
| Diodōrus Siculus | |
| Ptolemies |
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