Wars of the Diadochi Timeline

Life of Ptolemy I Soter.

Death of Alexander the Great, beginning of The Hellenistic Period / The Hellenistic World.

The Wars of the Diadochi, also known as the Wars of Alexander's Successors.

First Successor War between Alexander's successors.

Seleucos rules the satrapy of Babylon.

Lysimachus marries Antipater's daughter Nicaea.

Death of Antipater, regent of Macedon.

Second Successor War between Alexander's successors.

Death of Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.

Third Successor War between Alexander's successors.

Seleucos conquers Babylon and founds the Seleucid dynasty.

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

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

Assassination of Roxanne and Alexander IV, wife and son of Alexander the Great.

Fourth Successor War between Alexander's successors.

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

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

Cassander is self-proclaimed king of Macedon.

Lysimachus assumes the title of king.

Antioch founded by Seleucos I Nicator.

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

Lysimachus marries Arsinoe II, the daughter of Ptolemy I.

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

Seleucos I makes an alliance with local Persis dynast, Ardaxsir, becoming the first frataraka of Persis.

Demetrius I rules as king of Macedon.

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

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

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

Lysimachus drives Pyrrhus out of Macedon.

Philetaerus, founder of the Attalid Dynasty, governs Pergamon.

Lysimachus is defeated by Seleucus I Nicator at Corupedium.

Reign of Eumenes I at Pergamon.

Reign of Attalus I at Pergamon.