HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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It was divided into 3 parts.
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It was ruled over by Sparta.
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It was ruled over by Athens.
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It was divided into 5 parts.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander’s death was sudden and his empire disintegrated into a 40-year period of war and chaos in 321 BCE. The Hellenistic world eventually settled into four stable power blocks: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.
Detailed explanation-2: -SELEUCIDS AND THE DIVISION OF ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE AFTER HIS DEATH. Romans Take On Antiochus III, Ruler of Syria and the Seleucid Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander the Great’s four generals who divided his empire were Ptolemy, Cassander, Seleucus, and Antigones. When Alexander the Great died suddenly at 33, he left no clear successor and his four generals assumed control of different regions of his empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Ipsus (301 BC) The Battle of Ipsus at the end of the Fourth War of the Diadochi finalized the breakup of the unified Empire of Alexander.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 326 BCE, Alexander’s army would travel no further into India, and the long journey home began. Back in Babylon, Alexander fell seriously ill and died on 11 June 323 BCE. His body was taken to Egypt, where it was eventually displayed in a tomb at Alexandria.
Detailed explanation-6: -Background. Alexander’s death was so sudden that when reports of his death reached Greece, they were not immediately believed. Alexander had no obvious or legitimate heir because his son, Alexander IV, was born after Alexander’s death.