Battles of the Ancientsさんのイラストまとめ

Though he did not accompany Antipater and his 30,000 men to Asian shores during the First War of the Successors, Lysimachus offered them support as they progressed through southern Thrace en-route to the Hellespont: access to provisions and local guidance seem likely

By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.

A man with traces of royal blood flowing through his veins, Perdiccas was a member of one of the most prestigious families in Macedonia. He hailed from Orestis, a region on Macedonia’s southwestern fringes where his family held great influence

For 12 years - between 336 and 324 BC - the Athenian statesman Lycurgus oversaw a remarkable rebuilding and rearmament program in his home city, rebuilding its strength as Alexander the Great campaigned far away to the east

Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood; ‘noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand.

Against all the odds, in late 321 BC the Aetolian League successfully resisted invasion from a huge Macedonian army, the world superpower. Where the likes of historic city-states such as Athens and Sparta had failed, the Aetolians had triumphed.

📖 https://t.co/BP59br73Tp

The first clash of wits between Antigonus and Eumenes occurred in early Spring 320 BC. Hoping to surprise his foe at Sardis, Antigonus hoped to capture Eumenes with a lightening advance. The Cardian received a tip off, escaping before Antigonus could tie off his escape route

Animosity between Eumenes and Neoptolemus, allies-turned-enemies, ensured that both desired to decide their cavalry clash by slaying the other. Imbued with mutual hatred equivalent to that of Hector and Achilles before the walls of Troy, their duel proved no less significant

In 322 BC the regent Perdiccas, a military hero and the official protector of Alexander the Great’s family, won the allegiance of the veteran Macedonian Silver Shields. A huge coup for Perdiccas.

Alexander's Successors at War: The Perdiccas Years 📖 https://t.co/yABl1DpWkq

The First War of the Successors was marked by a fierce rivalry between Eumenes and Neoptolemus. They started the conflict as allies; the latter then betrayed the former; they fought two battles against each other, the last of which was marked by a homeric duel. Eumenes won