* Perdiccas III of Macedon, son of Amyntas III and Eurydice II, kills Ptolemy of Aloros, who has been the regent of Macedon since he arranged the assassination of Perdiccas III's brother Alexander II in 368 BC.

Originally appointed regent for his infant nephew Amyntas IV, who was the son of Perdiccas III, Philip managed to take the kingdom for himself that same year.

Initially, Perdiccas ruled the empire as regent for Alexander's half-brother Arrhidaeus, who became Philip III of Macedon, and then as regent for both Philip III and Alexander's infant son Alexander IV of Macedon, who had not been born at the time of his father's death.

Perdiccas was succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV.

Initially, Perdiccas ruled the empire as regent for Alexander's half-brother Arrhidaeus, who became Philip III of Macedon, and then as regent for both Philip III and Alexander's infant son Alexander IV of Macedon, who had not been born at the time of his father's death.

The partition is a result of a compromise, essentially brokered by Eumenes, following a conflict of opinion between the party of Meleager, who wishes to give full power to Philip III ( the illegitimate son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa ), and the party of Perdiccas, who wishes to wait for the birth of the heir of Alexander and his wife, Roxana ( the future Alexander IV ) to give him the throne under the control of a regent.

By his wife Eurydice, Amyntas had three sons, Alexander II, Perdiccas III and the youngest of whom was the famous Philip II of Macedon.

The empire was put under the authority of a regent in the person of Perdiccas in 323 BC, and the territories were divided between Alexander's generals, who thereby became satraps, at the Partition of Babylon in 323 BC.

Ptolemy, a former general and the satrap of Egypt, was the first to challenge the new system ; this led to the demise of Perdiccas.

Perdiccas appears to have suspected Ptolemy of aiming for the throne himself, and may have decided that Ptolemy was his most dangerous rival.

This was a fatal blow to Perdiccas ' reputation, and he was murdered in his tent by two of his subordinates.

Ptolemy was offered the regency in place of Perdiccas ; but he declined.

It is said that when Alexander crossed the Hydaspes river on a boat, he was accompanied by Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter, Lysimachus and also Seleucus.

His general Perdiccas became the regent of all of Alexander's empire, while Alexander's physically and mentally disabled half-brother Arrhidaeus was chosen as the next king under the name Philip III of Macedon.

Seleucus was chosen to command the Companion cavalry ( hetaroi ) and appointed first or court chiliarch, which made him the senior officer in the Royal Army after the regent and commander-in-chief Perdiccas.

The most powerful man in the empire after the death of Perdiccas was Antipater.

Perdiccas ' opponents gathered in Triparadisos, where the empire of Alexander was partitioned again ( the Treaty of Triparadisus 321 BC ).

For betraying Perdiccas, Seleucus was awarded the rich province of Babylon.

Just like Peithon and Seleucus, Eumenes was one of the former supporters of Perdiccas.

Perdiccas (, Perdikkas ; died 321 / 320 BC ) was one of Alexander the Great's generals.

As the commander of a battalion of heavy phalanx infantry, Perdiccas distinguished himself during the conquest of Thebes ( 335 BC ), where he was severely wounded.

Perdiccas was appointed guardian and regent of the empire.

Perdiccas ' most loyal supporter was Eumenes, governor of Cappadocia and Paphlagonia.

Perdiccas was assassinated by his officers ( Peithon, Antigenes, and Seleucus ) sometime in either 321 or 320 BC.

After the death of Alexander on June 11, 323 BCE, the city was contested by his successors: Perdiccas, Antigonus Monophthalmus, and Eumenes visited the city, but eventually it became part of the realm of Seleucus I Nicator, of the Seleucid Empire, and capital of a province called Osrhoene ( the Greek rendering of the old name Urhai ).

A conflict exploded between Perdiccas, leader of the cavalry, and Meleager, who commanded the phalanx: the first wanted to wait to see if Roxana, Alexander's pregnant wife, would deliver a male baby, while the second objected that Arrhidaeus was the closest relative living and so should be chosen king.

It was immediately decided that Philip Arrhidaeus would reign, but not rule: this was to be the prerogative of the new regent, Perdiccas.

* Meleager and about 300 of his partisans are killed by forces loyal to Perdiccas.

This can be seen with Perdiccas III, slain by the Illyrians, Philip II assassinated by Pausanias of Orestis, Alexander the Great, suddenly died of malady, etc.

At the commencement of the Peloponnesian war Sitalces entered into alliance with the Athenians, and in 429 BC he invaded Macedon ( then ruled by Perdiccas II ) with a vast army that included 150, 000 warriors from independent Thracian tribes.

He first had to re-establish a situation which had been greatly worsened by the defeat against the Illyrians in which King Perdiccas himself had died.

* Perdiccas ' most loyal supporter is Eumenes, governor of Cappadocia and Paphlagonia, which have not yet been conquered by the Macedonians.

He is summoned by Perdiccas to Babylon to stand trial for his disobedience.

* Leaving Eumenes to hold Asia Minor against Craterus and Antigonus, Perdiccas marches against Ptolemy, but when he fails to cross the Nile he is murdered by mutinous officers.

This is a power-sharing agreement providing for a new regent to replace Perdiccas and it repartitions the satrapies of the empire that has been created by Alexander the Great.

* The Macedonian King Perdiccas III is killed while defending his country against an Illyrian attack led by King Bardylis.

Perdiccas responds by stirring up rebellion in a number of Athenian tribute cities, including Potidaea.

He flees to Methone in Macedonia, where he is accommodated by King Perdiccas III who draws on his financial expertise.

* Perdiccas appears as one of the main characters in the historical novel Funeral Games, by Mary Renault.

* Perdiccas is one of the characters in the historical novel Roxana Romance by A. J.

* Perdiccas article by Jona Lendering on Livius: Articles in Ancient History

* Perdiccas entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith

He incurred the enmity of Perdiccas, the regent, by refusing to assist Eumenes to obtain possession of the provinces allotted to him, Paphlagonia and Cappadocia.

This move was an obvious affront to the regent, whom Cynane had completely bypassed: to prevent the move Perdiccas sent his brother Alcetas to kill Cynane, but reactions among the troops generated by this murder was such that the regent had to give up and accept the marriage.