Dr. Graham Wrightson

So it's sort of Pertikas and Craterus at the same time. And he has sort of a cavalry general and an infantry general, but it's not clear which one is superior. So that when Alexander dies, there's no Feistian, which makes it... Easier for the squabbles to begin, I guess. Perdiccas claims it's him because he's there when Alexander dies.

Craterus, the old infantry general, has been released from service with 10,000 veterans like a year before. And he's halfway back to Macedon when he learns of Alexander's death. He's like, well, I'm just as important as Perdiccas. Why is Perdiccas in charge? And so these generals, they believe strongly that they are, you know, no worse than the other person. They are...

Craterus, the old infantry general, has been released from service with 10,000 veterans like a year before. And he's halfway back to Macedon when he learns of Alexander's death. He's like, well, I'm just as important as Perdiccas. Why is Perdiccas in charge? And so these generals, they believe strongly that they are, you know, no worse than the other person. They are...

Craterus, the old infantry general, has been released from service with 10,000 veterans like a year before. And he's halfway back to Macedon when he learns of Alexander's death. He's like, well, I'm just as important as Perdiccas. Why is Perdiccas in charge? And so these generals, they believe strongly that they are, you know, no worse than the other person. They are...

They're equals, and so they fight for recognition. There's two levels of generals, I guess. You get at the top, you have Craterus and Perdiccas, who fought with Alexander as his main generals. Then you have Antipater, who has been governing Macedon. Previously, he worked for Philip II, Alexander's father, and was the same level as Parmenion.

They're equals, and so they fight for recognition. There's two levels of generals, I guess. You get at the top, you have Craterus and Perdiccas, who fought with Alexander as his main generals. Then you have Antipater, who has been governing Macedon. Previously, he worked for Philip II, Alexander's father, and was the same level as Parmenion.

They're equals, and so they fight for recognition. There's two levels of generals, I guess. You get at the top, you have Craterus and Perdiccas, who fought with Alexander as his main generals. Then you have Antipater, who has been governing Macedon. Previously, he worked for Philip II, Alexander's father, and was the same level as Parmenion.

He sort of viewed himself as the most important individual left behind, because he's senior to everybody, and he's a generation above all these different upstarts. But he's not fought with Alexander, right?

He sort of viewed himself as the most important individual left behind, because he's senior to everybody, and he's a generation above all these different upstarts. But he's not fought with Alexander, right?

He sort of viewed himself as the most important individual left behind, because he's senior to everybody, and he's a generation above all these different upstarts. But he's not fought with Alexander, right?

And then below that, you have the generals who are named and had positions but weren't like senior commanders, like Ptolemy, who goes on to take Egypt, and Seleucus, and Lysimachus, and Leonartus, the bodyguard, and Polyperchon, who comes out later, and Prusestas, the bodyguard, who's become governor of... one of the satrapies.

And then below that, you have the generals who are named and had positions but weren't like senior commanders, like Ptolemy, who goes on to take Egypt, and Seleucus, and Lysimachus, and Leonartus, the bodyguard, and Polyperchon, who comes out later, and Prusestas, the bodyguard, who's become governor of... one of the satrapies.

And then below that, you have the generals who are named and had positions but weren't like senior commanders, like Ptolemy, who goes on to take Egypt, and Seleucus, and Lysimachus, and Leonartus, the bodyguard, and Polyperchon, who comes out later, and Prusestas, the bodyguard, who's become governor of... one of the satrapies.

So you get those level people, and Antigonus, who's a governor of a satrapy, they decide that they want to strike out to better their own positions too. And so Ptolemy heads off to claim Egypt before anyone can tell him not to. And Seleucus heads off to claim Babylon before anyone can tell him not to. And Craterus declares his independence and

So you get those level people, and Antigonus, who's a governor of a satrapy, they decide that they want to strike out to better their own positions too. And so Ptolemy heads off to claim Egypt before anyone can tell him not to. And Seleucus heads off to claim Babylon before anyone can tell him not to. And Craterus declares his independence and

So you get those level people, and Antigonus, who's a governor of a satrapy, they decide that they want to strike out to better their own positions too. And so Ptolemy heads off to claim Egypt before anyone can tell him not to. And Seleucus heads off to claim Babylon before anyone can tell him not to. And Craterus declares his independence and

And the complicating factor is the rebellion of the Greeks. Immediately after Alexander dies, Greece rebels, at least through Athens, and they begin what we call the Lamian War because of the main battles around the siege of the city of Lamia in northern Greece, in Thessaly. And it's headed by a successful general. Antipater, as the governor of Macedon in Greece, has to deal with that.

And the complicating factor is the rebellion of the Greeks. Immediately after Alexander dies, Greece rebels, at least through Athens, and they begin what we call the Lamian War because of the main battles around the siege of the city of Lamia in northern Greece, in Thessaly. And it's headed by a successful general. Antipater, as the governor of Macedon in Greece, has to deal with that.

And the complicating factor is the rebellion of the Greeks. Immediately after Alexander dies, Greece rebels, at least through Athens, and they begin what we call the Lamian War because of the main battles around the siege of the city of Lamia in northern Greece, in Thessaly. And it's headed by a successful general. Antipater, as the governor of Macedon in Greece, has to deal with that.

And he goes down and fights and loses to start with. So he calls for assistance. And Craterus is the closest. So he comes with Neoptolemus, another general, and Leonartus, and they go and they fight. Leonartus already, it seems, is aiming at kingship himself because he's put feelers out to marry Alexander's sister, who becomes a key...