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Diodorus Siculus · Bibliotheca Historica §18.arg.0

Table of Contents for Book 18

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Summary

This is the table of contents for the eighteenth book of Diodorus' Library of History, summarizing the events after the death of Alexander the Great, including the rise of the Diadochi, the partition of the satrapies, revolts, and the subsequent wars and struggles among his successors.

§18.arg.0τάδε ἔνεστιν ἐν τῇ ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῃ τῶν Διοδώρου βύβλων. α.
The following are contained in the eighteenth of the books of Diodorus: 1.
ἡ γενομένη ταραχὴ καὶ στάσις μετὰ τὴν Ἀλεξάνδρου τελευτὴν ἐν ταῖς δυνάμεσιν. β.
The disturbance and sedition that arose in the forces after the death of Alexander. 2.
Περδίκκου παράληψις τῆς κατὰ τὴν βασιλείαν ἐπιμελείας καὶ διαίρεσις τῶν σατραπειῶν. γ.
Perdiccas' assumption of the administration of the kingdom, and the division of the satrapies. 3.
ἀπόστασις τῶν ἐν ταῖς ἄνω σατραπείαις Ἑλλήνων καὶ ἀποστολὴ στρατηγοῦ Πίθωνος ἐπʼ αὐτούς. δ.
The revolt of the Greeks in the upper satrapies, and the dispatch of the general Peithon against them. 4.
ἀπαγγελία τῆς κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν θέσεως καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ σατραπειῶν. ε.
A description of the geography of Asia and the satrapies within it. 5.
ὡς Πίθων κατεπολέμησε τοὺς ἀποστάντας Ἕλληνας. ς.
How Peithon subdued the revolted Greeks. 6.
ὡς Ἀθηναῖοι πόλεμον ἐξήνεγκαν πρὸς Ἀντίπατρον τὸν ὀνομασθέντα Δαμιακόν. ζ.
How the Athenians declared war against Antipater, which was called the Damian War. 7.
ὡς Λεωσθένης ἀναδειχθεὶς στρατηγὸς καὶ συστησάμενος δύναμιν ἐνίκησε μάχῃ τὸν Ἀντίπατρον καὶ συνέκλεισεν εἰς πόλιν Λάμιαν. η.
How Leosthenes, having been appointed general and having assembled a force, defeated Antipater in battle and shut him up in the city of Lamia. 8.
Λεωσθένους τοῦ στρατηγοῦ τελευτὴ καὶ ἐπιτάφιος. θ.
The death of the general Leosthenes, and his funeral oration. 9.
παράληψις τῶν σατραπειῶν ὑπὸ τῶν μεμερισμένων αὐτάς. ι.
The taking over of the satrapies by those to whom they had been allotted. 10.
ἱππομαχία τῶν Ἑλλήνων πρὸς Λεοννάτον καὶ νίκη τῶν Ἑλλήνων. α.
The cavalry battle of the Greeks against Leonnatus, and the victory of the Greeks. 1.
ὡς Ἀντίπατρος Λεοννάτου σφαγέντος ἐν τῇ μάχῃ παρέλαβε τὴν Λεοννάτου δύναμιν. β.
How Antipater, after Leonnatus was slain in the battle, took over the force of Leonnatus. 2.
ὡς Κλεῖτος ὁ τῶν Μακεδόνων ναύαρχος ἐνίκησε δυσὶ ναυμαχίαις τοὺς Ἕλληνας.
How Cleitus, the admiral of the Macedonians, defeated the Greeks in two naval battles.
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3.
ὡς Περδίκκας Ἀριαράθην τὸν βασιλέα παρατάξει μεγάλῃ νικήσας ἐζώγρησε τὸν βασιλέα μετὰ καὶ πολλῶν ἄλλων. δ.
How Perdiccas, having defeated King Ariarathes in a great pitched battle, took the king alive along with many others. 4.
ὡς Κρατερὸς βοηθήσας Ἀντιπάτρῳ ἐνίκησε τοὺς Ἕλληνας καὶ κατέλυσε τὸν Λαμιακὸν πόλεμον. ε.
How Craterus, having come to the aid of Antipater, defeated the Greeks and ended the Lamian War. 5.
περὶ τῶν ὑπʼ Ἀντιπάτρου πραχθέντων πρὸς Ἀθηναίους καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους Ἕλληνας. ς.
On the actions taken by Antipater toward the Athenians and the other Greeks. 6.
περὶ τῶν πραχθέντων ἐν τῷ κατὰ Κυρήνην πολέμῳ Πτολεμαίῳ. ζ.
On the things done by Ptolemy in the war concerning Cyrene. 7.
ὡς Περδίκκας ἐμβαλὼν εἰς τὴν Πισιδίαν Λαρανδεῖς μὲν ἐξηνδραποδίσατο, Ἰσαυρεῖς δὲ πολιορκήσας συνηνάγκασεν ἑαυτούς τε κατασφάξαι καὶ τὴν πόλιν ἐμπρῆσαι. η.
How Perdiccas, having invaded Pisidia, enslaved the Larandians, and having besieged the Isaurians, forced them to slaughter themselves and burn their city. 8.
Ἀντιπάτρου καὶ Κρατεροῦ στρατεία εἰς Αἰτωλίαν. θ.
The campaign of Antipater and Craterus into Aetolia. 9.
κατακομιδὴ τοῦ Ἀλεξάνδρου σώματος ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν καὶ τῆς κατὰ τὴν ἁρμάμαξαν πολυτελείας ἀπαγγελία. κ.
The transport of Alexander's body from Babylon to Alexandria, and a description of the luxury of the funeral carriage. 10.
ὡς Εὐμενὴς παρατάξει νικήσας Κρατερὸν κατέσφαξεν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ καὶ Νεοπτόλεμον. α.
How Eumenes, having defeated Craterus in a pitched battle, slew him and Neoptolemus in the fight. 1.
ὡς Περδίκκας εἰς Αἴγυπτον στρατεύσας ὑπὸ τῶν φίλων ἀνῃρέθη. β.
How Perdiccas, having campaigned against Egypt, was assassinated by his friends. 2.
ὡς τῶν βασιλέων ἐπιμελητὴς ᾑρέθη Πίθων καὶ μετʼ αὐτοῦ Ἀρριδαῖος, ὕστερον δʼ Ἀντίπατρος. γ.
How Peithon was chosen guardian of the kings, and Arrhidaeus with him, and later Antipater. 3.
ὡς Ἀντίπατρος ἡγεμὼν κατασταθεὶς τῶν ὅλων ἐμερίσατο τὰς σατραπείας ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἔν Τριπαραδείσῳ τῆς Συρίας. δ.
How Antipater, having been appointed supreme commander of the whole empire, distributed the satrapies anew at Triparadeisus in Syria. 4.
ὡς Ἀντίγονος ὑπʼ Ἀντιπάτρου κατασταθεὶς στρατηγὸς κατεπολέμησε τὸν Εὐμένη. ε.
How Antigonus, having been appointed general by Antipater, defeated Eumenes. 5.
περὶ Εὐμενοῦς καὶ τῶν περὶ αὐτὸν γενομένων παραδόξων μεταβολῶν. ς.
On Eumenes and the extraordinary changes of fortune that befell him. 6.
ὡς Πτολεμαῖος τήν τε Φοινίκην καὶ τὴν Κοίλην Συρίαν προσεκτήσατο.
How Ptolemy acquired both Phoenicia and Coele-Syria.
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7.
ὡς Ἀντίγονος Ἀλκέταν ἐνίκησεν ἐπιφανεῖ καρατάξει. η.
How Antigonus defeated Alcetas in a brilliant pitched battle. 8.
Ἀντιπάτρου θάνατος καὶ τῆς βασιλικῆς δυνάμεως παράληψις ὑπὸ Πολυπέρχοντος. θ.
The death of Antipater, and the taking over of the royal power by Polyperchon. 9.
ὡς Ἀντίγονος μετεωρισθεὶς ἐπί τε τῇ Ἀντιπάτρου τελευτῇ καὶ τοῖς ὑφʼ αὑτοῦ κατειργασμένοις ἀντεποιήσατο τῆς βασιλείας. λ.
How Antigonus, elated by the death of Antipater and by his own achievements, laid claim to the kingship. 11.
Εὐμενοῦς αὔξησις παράδοξος καὶ παράληψις τῆς τε τῶν βασιλέων ἐπιμελείας καὶ τῆς Μακεδονικῆς δυνάμεως. α.
The extraordinary rise of Eumenes, and his assumption of the guardianship of the kings and of the Macedonian force. 1.
Κασάνδρου αὔξησις καὶ πόλεμος πρὸς Πολυπέρχοντα τὸν ἐπιμελητὴν τῶν βασιλέων καὶ κοινοπραγία πρὸς Ἀντίγονον. β.
The rise of Cassander, his war against Polyperchon the guardian of the kings, and his alliance with Antigonus. 2.
ὡς Εὐμενὴς ἐν Κιλικίᾳ τοὺς ἀργυράσπιδας παραλαβὼν εἰς τὰς ἄνω σατραπείας ἀπῆλθε καὶ δύναμιν ἀξιόλογον παρεσκευάσατο. γ.
How Eumenes, having taken over the Silver-shields in Cilicia, departed for the upper satrapies and assembled a noteworthy force. 3.
περὶ τῆς Εὐμενοῦς ἀγχινοίας καὶ στρατηγίας καὶ τῶν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ πραχθέντων μέχρι τῆς τελευτῆς. δ.
On Eumenes' shrewdness and generalship, and his deeds up to his death. 4.
τὰ συμβάντα περὶ Κάσανδρον κατὰ τὴν Ἀττικὴν καὶ Νικάνορα τὸν φρουροῦντα τὴν Μουνυχίαν. ε.
The events concerning Cassander in Attica, and Nicanor who was guarding Munychia. 5.
Φωκίωνος τοῦ χρηστοῦ προσαγορευθέντος θάνατος. ς.
The death of Phocion, who was called 'the Good'. 6.
ὡς Πολυπέρχων Μεγαλοπολίτας πολιορκήσας καὶ πολλὰ παθὼν καὶ δράσας ἄπρακτος ἐπανῆλθεν. ζ.
How Polyperchon, having besieged the Megalopolitans and having both suffered and inflicted many losses, returned empty-handed. 7.
ὡς Κλεῖτος ὁ Πολυπέρχοντος ναύαρχος ἐνίκησε ναυμαχίᾳ Νικάνορα τὸν Κασάνδρου ναύαρχον. η.
How Cleitus, the admiral of Polyperchon, defeated Nicanor, the admiral of Cassander, in a naval battle. 8.
ὡς Ἀντίγονος ἐπιφανῶς νικήσας ναυμαχίᾳ τὸν Κλεῖτον ἐθαλαττοκράτησεν. θ.
How Antigonus, having brilliantly defeated Cleitus in a naval battle, gained the mastery of the sea. 9.
ὡς Εὐμενὴς ὑπὸ Σελεύκου περὶ τὴν Βαβυλῶνα συγκλεισθεὶς εἰς τοὺς ἐσχάτους κινδύνους ἐσώθη διὰ τὴν ἰδίαν ἀγχίνοιαν. μ.
How Eumenes, having been shut up by Seleucus near Babylon and brought into the ultimate dangers, was saved through his own shrewdness. 12.
ὡς Πολυπέρχων καταφρονηθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν Ἑλλήνων καὶ ταπεινωθεὶς διεπολέμει πρὸς Κάσανδρον.
How Polyperchon, having been despised by the Greeks and humbled, continued the war against Cassander.

Notes

  1. §18.arg.0Δαμιακόν — The reading Δαμιακόν in the manuscript is almost certainly a corruption of Λαμιακόν (the Lamian War). The translation preserves the manuscript spelling.
  2. §18.arg.0ὡς — The conjunction ὡς (how) introducing many of the items governs indirect questions, summarizing the contents of the respective chapters in this table of contents.
  3. §18.arg.0πολλὰ παθὼν καὶ δράσας — An idiomatic phrase combining passive and active participles ("having both suffered and done many things"), indicating that both sides suffered heavy casualties and engaged in fierce combat.
  4. §18.arg.0λ. — In the Greek alphabetical numbering of the table of contents, certain letters (e.g., ι in the third list, ι and κ in the fourth list) are omitted in the manuscript tradition. This is likely due to the merger of chapters or scribal errors during copying.

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