perdiccas

Suppose that Bessus, along with his fellow conspirators, instead of tying up Darius III in a cart and wounding him with a spear, leaving him to die on the road, decide to tie him down and kill him inside an army camp, fearing their fate if Alexander learns about their heinous deed. Bessus...

On June 11th, 323 BC, Alexander died, and the world changed forever. While it was tensely agreed that Perdiccas would become regent, there was debate as to whether Philip Arrhidaeus would become king, or Roxane's unborn child, and Meleager, an infantry captain, took advantage and attempted a...

IOTL, what could've been a destructive, wide-ranging conflict over many decades and involving many power-hungry generals all eager to get a piece of the pie that was the empire of Megas Alexandros(OOC:Alexander the Great) was partially averted when regent Perdikkas quickly cracked down on the...

In 321 BC, the First War of the Diadochi had broken out. Perdiccas was arrayed against Ptolemy, Antigonus, Antipater, Craterus, and Neoptolemus. Perdiccas sent an advance force to delay the advance of Craterus and Antipater, commanded by Eumenes, while Perdiccas dealt with Ptolemy. Ironically...

In 323 BC, Alexander the Great died in Babylon, and his empire was partitioned among his generals. Perdiccas became regent, and after a brief struggle with Meleager, established himself in power. One of the issues facing the empire was that the Cappadocian king Ariarathes I continued to hold out...

In 321 BC, the First War of the Diadochi had ended in disaster for Perdiccas, after failing to cross the Nile, he was murdered by his own generals. What if he had successfully crossed the river and managed to subdue Ptolemy, installing a friendly satrap in his stead. How would the Wars of the...