Wars of the Diadochi Timeline

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c. 366 BCE - 282 BCE

Life of Ptolemy I Soter.
323 BCE

Death of Alexander the Great, beginning of The Hellenistic Period / The Hellenistic World.
322 BCE - 275 BCE

The Wars of the Diadochi, also known as the Wars of Alexander's Successors.
322 BCE - 320 BCE

First Successor War between Alexander's successors.
321 BCE - 315 BCE

Seleucos rules the satrapy of Babylon.
321 BCE

Lysimachus marries Antipater's daughter Nicaea.
319 BCE

Death of Antipater, regent of Macedon.
319 BCE - 315 BCE

Second Successor War between Alexander's successors.
316 BCE

Death of Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.
314 BCE - 311 BCE

Third Successor War between Alexander's successors.
312 BCE

Seleucos conquers Babylon and founds the Seleucid dynasty.
312 BCE

Evagros is killed in battle by Seleucos I. Persis comes under Seleucid rule.
312 BCE

Demetrius I of Macedon loses the Battle of Giza against Ptolemy I and Seleucus I Nicator.
310 BCE

Assassination of Roxanne and Alexander IV, wife and son of Alexander the Great.
308 BCE - 301 BCE

Fourth Successor War between Alexander's successors.
306 BCE

Demetrius I of Macedon defeats Ptolemy's fleet at Salamis, off the coast of Cyprus.
305 BCE

Emperor Chandragupta signs a treaty with Seleucos I, establishing borders and giving the Punjab to Chandragupta in return for 500 war elephants.
305 BCE - 297 BCE

Cassander is self-proclaimed king of Macedon.
305 BCE

Lysimachus assumes the title of king.
301 BCE - 299 BCE

Antioch founded by Seleucos I Nicator.
301 BCE

The Battle of Ipsus in central Phrygia where Lysimachus and Seleucos I defeat Antigonus I and Demetrius I of Macedon.
c. 300 BCE

Lysimachus marries Arsinoe II, the daughter of Ptolemy I.
c. 299 BCE

Demetrius I marries Stratonice, daughter of Seleucus I and in return Demetrius is given Cilicia.
c. 295 BCE

Seleucos I makes an alliance with local Persis dynast, Ardaxsir, becoming the first frataraka of Persis.
294 BCE - c. 288 BCE

Demetrius I rules as king of Macedon.
293 BCE

Antiochos is appointed vice-king of the Upper-Satrapies by his father Seleucus I Nicator.
292 BCE

Lysimachus is captured by Dromichaites, the king of Getae and forced to surrender Trans-Danubian territories.
285 BCE

Demetrius I surrenders to Seleucus I and lives as a prsioner for three years until his death.
284 BCE

Lysimachus drives Pyrrhus out of Macedon.
282 BCE - 263 BCE

Philetaerus, founder of the Attalid Dynasty, governs Pergamon.
281 BCE

Lysimachus is defeated by Seleucus I Nicator at Corupedium.
263 BCE - 241 BCE

Reign of Eumenes I at Pergamon.
241 BCE - 197 BCE

Reign of Attalus I at Pergamon.