Episode 9 - The First War of the Diadochi

King of Kings by Christian Heiens

Sep 9, 202000:22:33Society & Culture

The Wars of the Diadochi begin, as Perdiccas prepares to attack Ptolemy in Egypt to recover Alexander's body and secure his southern flank. Meanwhile, Eumenes is tasked with defending Anatolia from Antipater, Craterus, a...

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