what if the Diadochi were succesful and there were more of them

by this I mean they survived longer were stronger and there were even some in india western europe or africa or northern persia????
 
If there are Diadochi in Western Europe or Africa beyond Egypt, there'll be bigger butterflies than the number of Diadochi. Otherwise, they'll just get nommed by each other or the Parthians/Mauryans/maybe Pontus/Rome. That being said, an expanded Pontus or Indian influence in Persia would both be interesting.

Overall, though, how we get to this POD is more important. Could go in a lot of directions, really, and its hard to say what happens without knowledge of how Alexander the Pretty Decent's conquests change.
 
by this I mean they survived longer were stronger and there were even some in india western europe or africa or northern persia????

They could survive as stronger powers if they weren't so prone to fighting among themselves, whether they would be able to actually retain great power status for much longer than they did is another question. Making more Diadochi isn't difficult either its keeping many around that is.
 
I think the best way is for them all to have the attitude of Ptolemy, who received Egypt. He realized that by limiting his ambitions he was better off in the long run. Maybe they could agree to non-aggression pacts where they will not make war with one another or if two Diadochi did go to war with each other, the rest of them would remain neutral
 
Honestly the frontiers of the Diadochi seem pretty natural for the most part.

How about a longer-lasting Alexander conquering more territory? Alexander's plans were to go after Carthage and Arabia next. Perhaps he actually survives long enough to have his second round with India, and manages to conquer a good part of Northern India before his death
 
I think the best way is for them all to have the attitude of Ptolemy, who received Egypt. He realized that by limiting his ambitions he was better off in the long run. Maybe they could agree to non-aggression pacts where they will not make war with one another or if two Diadochi did go to war with each other, the rest of them would remain neutral

Ptolemy having limited ambitions is a myth. While Antigonus was busy with Seleucus in 310-308 BCE, Ptolemy wasted no time in attempting to seize Greece and possibly Macedonia, since that’s also when he attempted to marry Cleopatra and when he proclaimed himself as Philip II’s illegitimate son. His plans failed due to his unpopularity in Greece and his subsequent defeat at Salamis. He was as much ambitious as all other diadochi, he was simply more patient and cautious than them.
 
Ptolemy having limited ambitions is a myth. While Antigonus was busy with Seleucus in 310-308 BCE, Ptolemy wasted no time in attempting to seize Greece and possibly Macedonia, since that’s also when he attempted to marry Cleopatra and when he proclaimed himself as Philip II’s illegitimate son. His plans failed due to his unpopularity in Greece and his subsequent defeat at Salamis. He was as much ambitious as all other diadochi, he was simply more patient and cautious than them.
Ok, I was wrong about Ptolemy, but the overall problem with the Diadochi was they all had Alexander-sized ambitions but they lacked the ability to bring it all together. Essentially we had a super-sized version of the Greek city-states with each Diadochi territory being too weak to conquer the others but too strong to be conquered in turn.
 
Ok, I was wrong about Ptolemy, but the overall problem with the Diadochi was they all had Alexander-sized ambitions but they lacked the ability to bring it all together. Essentially we had a super-sized version of the Greek city-states with each Diadochi territory being too weak to conquer the others but too strong to be conquered in turn.

True, but in all fairness, Seleucus came awfully close to conquering Thrace and Macedonia after killing Lysimachus, he might have succeeded, had he not been killed in the Hellespont, and that’s as close as anybody could get to reuiniting the empire.
 
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