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Alexander and the Diadochi Quiz

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Alexander and the Diadochi Quiz
 

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Alexander era events & successors

by Lily
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Where did Alexander hold the mass wedding in 324 BCE?

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Which wives did Alexander marry at Susa in 324 BCE?

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What was a likely reason for Alexander’s marriages to Persian princesses?

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Who did Alexander marry in Sogdiana in 327 BCE?

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What major event occurred at Opis in 324 BCE?

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Which two successors are named as key Diadochoi in Babylon, 323 BCE?

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What title did the Diadochoi begin to assume around 306–304 BCE?

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Which battle ended in Antigonus I’s death and marked a turning point at Ipsos?

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Which kingdom was founded by Ptolemy I in Egypt?

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What was the purpose of the Library and Museum in Alexandria under the Ptolemies?

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Where did Alexander hold the mass wedding in 324 BCE?

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Who were Alexander’s daughters-in-law from Persian kings at Susa?

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Which region is Sogdiana, where Alexander married Rhoxane?

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What event followed Alexander’s death in 323 BCE related to his Macedonian troops?

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Which Greek frontier league was prominent during 323–322 BCE?

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Who was named regent of the kings after Antipater’s death (319 BCE)?

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Which battle marked the end of the Lamian War in 322 BCE?

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Which dynasty did Seleucus I found?

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What city did Seleucus found on the Tigris later named after himself?

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What symbol became a key emblem of Hellenistic kingship, first seen in 311 BCE treaty inscriptions?

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The dramatic mass ceremony occurred at Susa in Elam.

Alexander married Barsine (Stateira) and Parysatis in Susa.

The marriages symbolized cultural blending in the new empire.

Rhoxanē, a Sogdian princess, was his main wife before 324 BCE.

Opis saw large-scale demobilization and tensions with Persians in the army.

Perdiccas and Ptolemy were central players in the initial division arrangements.

From 306–304 BCE, they styled themselves kings and wore the diadem.

The Battle of Ipsos (301 BCE) led to Antigonus’s death.

Ptolemy I established the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.

Museion and Library served as a scholarly center promoting Greek culture.

The mass wedding took place at Susa, uniting Macedonians with Persian wives.

Stateira (Darius III’s daughter) and Parysatis (Artaxerxes III’s daughter) were married in Susa.

Rhoxane was a Sogdian wife; Sogdiana corresponds to parts of modern Afghanistan.

Opis saw mutiny by Macedonians; reconciliation followed after negotiations.

The Aetolian League rose in influence in the late 4th century BCE.

Polyperchon was chosen as regent of the kings Philip III and Alexander IV.

Crannon was where Macedonian forces defeated the Greek coalition.

Seleucus I founded the Seleucid dynasty after dividing territories.

Seleuceia on the Tigris was founded by Seleucus I.

The diadem (diadēma) signified kingship from that period.

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