What Are the Main Sources on the Lamian War?

The oft-overlooked Lamian War, where a coalition of free Greek states faced off against the Regent Antipater in the wake of Alexander's death, resulted in the total defeat of the Panhellenic coalition in the wake of the treachery of the Athenian admirals at Amorgos in 322 BC. The resulting settlement ended the Athenian democracy and thalassocratic dominance, and was the end of independent city-states. I'm thinking of doing a TL on it, but i've most of my info from John Hale's excellent Lords of the Sea. What are the major contemporary sources?
 
Plutarch's Lives contains info on it, particularly on his biographies of Phokion and Demosthenes. Diodorus Siculus also touches on it. Also, the various speeches by Hypereides (funeral oration) and Demosthenes I imagine would be good sources.
 
From my experience the whole Diadochi wars(Wars of the successors) is a time that few people explore,possibly due to the lack of 1st hand sources.
However It's a time that fascinates me.
However in terms of direct sources "slydesertfox" has given you a good answer.

If you want a less factual but easily digestible view the author Christain Cameron along with others has written a number of historical fiction books on the period,although these have a narrow focus it helps break a monotony if heavy researching it

regardless of how well sourced you are I would love to read where you go with an alternate lamian war TL though!


(Have you considered earlier actions in the Bosphorus region depriving the grain supplies to either side? I'm not entirely sure of the timelines of the various minor kingdoms/areas at this point in relation to Lamian)
 
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