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This page relates to the year -323 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

With Rome, Consul At of C. Sulpicius Longus (for the second time) and Q. Æmilius (Aulius) Cerretanus.
Treated commercial between Rome and Carthage.

Rome killed 123 cartégiens

In Greece, end of the “traditional” period (-450 with -323 front J. - C.) and beginning of the “Hellenic” period (- 323 with -31 front J. - C.).

lamiaque War (fine in -322): rebellion of Athens and its allies Étolie NS, raised by Hypéride. Antipater is besieged with Lamia by the Athenian general Léostène. The satrap of Phrygie Léonnat is killed while carrying help to him.

June 13rd: Alexandre Large the dies of fever (probably of the Malaria) with Babylon. It will be buried with Alexandria. Bloody disorders burst the shortly after its death, but shortly after the generals Macedonians, the Diadoque S, decide to make a truce. They recognize for king Philippe Arrhidée, a brother of almost idiotic Alexandre, and a few months later associate with the crown Alexandre Aigos, wire posthumous of Alexandre and Roxane. Regency is entrusted to the general Perdiccas, who becomes viceroy with Babylon. Other Diadoques are named satraps of the provinces of the empire. Ptolémée takes Egypt, Antipater control surface in Occident, Lysimaque in Thrace, Antigone One-eyed the takes part of minor Asia.
the agreement between Philippe Arrhidée and Roxane lasts little. Roxane must flee and take refuge in Epire.

Perdiccas assistance Eumène de Cardia to conquer its satrapie Cappadoce, after the refusal of Antigone One-eyed the to take care some.

the general of Alexandre the Large one, Ptolémée I {{er}} Sôter (the Saver, -367/-283) inherits the Palestine and the Egypt to the division of Babylon. It arrives to Egypt about October/November and quickly transfers the capital to Alexandria.

In Bactriane bursts a revolt of the soldiers Macedonians and Greeks who regard themselves as exiled and claim their leave. After the death of Alexandre Large the the movement becomes extensive and combines apparently with a rising of Bactriens. The rebels form an army estimated at 20.000 infantrymen and 3000 riders. Peithon, the satrap of Médie, must use treason to reduce the movement which is pitilessly repressed. Bactriane is then entrusted to the satrap of Drangiane and of Arie, Stasanor, which forms vast a gouvernement.en thus made there were 5 Punic Wars

Ptolémée I {{er}} introduces in Egypt the worship of Sérapis, commun run with the Greeks and the Egyptians, who combines the attributes of Zeus and Hadès and those of Râ and Osiris.
Épicure follows the lessons of Xénocrate to Athens then those of the nuclear physicist Nausiphanès close to Colophon.

the Greek explorer Pythéas Massaliote defines the Latitude like distance to the pole.
the Philosopher and Greek scientist Aristote is shown of Athéisme to Athens.

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