Partition of Triparadisus

The Partition of Triparadisus was a power-sharing agreement passed at

Following the death of Alexander, the rule of his empire was given to his half-brother Philip Arrhidaeus and Alexander's son Alexander IV.^[6] However, since Philip was mentally ill and Alexander IV born only after the death of his father, a regent was named in Perdiccas; in the meantime, the former generals of Alexander were named satraps of the various regions of his empire.^[7]

Several satraps were eager to gain more power, and when

"Then and there Antipater made a new division of Asia, wherein he partly confirmed the former and partly annulled it, according as the exigency of affairs required. For, in the first place, Egypt with Libya, and all the vast waste beyond it, and whatever else had been acquired to the westward, he assigned to Ptolemy;^[11][10]

• Syria to Laomedon of Mytilene;
• Cilicia to Philoxenus, for he held it before.
• Among the higher provinces,
  Arbelitis
  were bestowed on Amphimachus, the king's brother;
• Babylonia, on Seleucus;
• the prefecture of all the province of
  Susa, on Antigenes, who was captain of the Macedonian Argyraspides
  , and had first opposed Perdiccas.
• Peucestas was confirmed in his government of Persis.
• Carmania
  ,
• and
  Caspian Gates
  .
• Philip in Parthia.
• Aria and Drangiana
  .
• Sogdiana
  ;
• and Sibyrtius over Arachosia.
• The country of the Parapamisians was bestowed upon Oxyartes, the father of Roxana;
• and the skirts of India adjacent to Mount
  Peithon the son of Agenor
  .
• As to the countries beyond that, those on the river
  Porus
  .
• Those upon the
  Hydaspes, to Taxiles
  the Indian;

• Of the countries to the northward of
  Mount Taurus, Cappadocia was assigned to Nicanor
  ;
• Phrygia, Lycaonia, Pamphylia, and Lycia, as before, to Antigonus.
• Caria to Asander;
• Cleitus
  ;
• and Hellespontine Phrygia to Arrhidaeus.

Antigenes was deputed collector of the tribute in the province of Susa, and three thousand of those Macedonians who were the most ready to mutiny, appointed to attend him.

Moreover, he appointed Autolychus the son of Agathocles, Amyntas the son of Alexander and brother of Peucestas, Ptolemy the son of Ptolemy, and Alexander the son of Polyperchon, as guards to surround the king's person.

To his son Cassander he gave the command of the horse; and to Antigonus, the troops that had before been assigned to Perdiccas, and the care and custody of the king's person, with order to prosecute the war against Eumenes. Which done, Antipater himself departed home, much applauded by all, for his wise and prudent management" (Translation John Rooke)

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