Alexander died in Babylon on the afternoon of June 11, 323 BC. The next day www.biquge.info his generals met to discuss the new situation after his death. Nominally, as representatives of the Macedonian Empire, they had to install a new king. The most obvious candidate for the throne was Alexander's half-brother Arridaeus.

Aridaus was the son of King Philip II and a Thessalian woman, Philine, about Alexander's age. But Alexander's mother, Olympias, was the queen, and the mother of Aridaus was only a sideshow. And Alidaus suffered from epilepsy and had poor intelligence. During Alexander's reign, Aridaus was not in danger and had nothing to do. Alexander was still wary of him, and when Pixodarus, the governor of Caria, proposed to marry his daughter to Alidaus, Alexander intervened and vetoed the marriage. At the time of Alexander's death, Aridaus was in Babylon.

The commander of the cavalry of his friends, Perdiccas, received the ring on Alexander's deathbed. When Alexander handed him the ring, he said that he was going to give the empire to "Kratistoi", that is, to "the strongest", but it could also be interpreted as "Cratus". In this way, the foreshadowing was laid for the subsequent disputes. However, now that Padika had received the ring, he had reason to consider himself Alexander's temporary heir.

At the meeting, Padika proposed to wait until Queen Roxane, who was already six months pregnant, to give birth before deciding on a new king, and if a boy was born, to be the new king. Padica's intentions are self-evident, he wants to monopolize the power of the empire until the time when the now-unborn child reaches adulthood. His proposal was supported by the cavalry.

The admiral, Nearchus, supported Hercules, the eldest son of Alexander and Barsine. Nyacus married one of Barcin's daughters. But Barcin, who was only the daughter of a Persian governor and the mistress of Alexander, and Hercules was also an unrecognized illegitimate child, was met with strong opposition, and the people protested with spears and shields, as is customary, and there was almost an uproar.

At this time, Ptolemy said that neither Roxana nor Balcin, as Asians, their children as kings were unacceptable to Europeans. and proposed a vote among the generals. As a result, there were more people supporting Ptolemy than Padicca.

At this time, Aristonus spoke, according to Alexander's will, in favor of Paddica to power. His proposition was unanimously endorsed by everyone. But Paddica backed down, saying he wasn't up to the task.

Among the generals who opposed Padicca, the most important were the commanders of the infantry phalanx, Meleager. The conflict between infantry and cavalry has been going on for a long time, and a civil war is looming. At this time, at the instigation of Meliegg, it was proposed that Alidaus was the first heir, and there was widespread support from the infantry. Meliaeger immediately brought Alidaus to the venue, and everyone revered him as king, "Philip III". A compromise was reached, whereby Philip III was co-ordinated with Roxana's widow (if it was a boy), while Padica, as regent, took power. Paddica reaffirmed Antipater as European director, Craterus as kingdom guardian of Aridaus, and Padica himself adopted the title of Hephaestion, Alexander's former close friend, "Chiliarch", with Meliegg as his lieutenant. Then, under the pretext of purging the army, Padica, in the name of King Philip, executed the generals who opposed him in the commotion, and Melierg was soon executed.

Soon after, Roxana gave birth to a son, whom he took the name Alexander (Alexander IV). And a potential threat to Roxana and Padika (because of pregnancy?). Alexander's second lady, the former Persian princess Statira II, was brutally killed.

Padica's actions caused panic among the generals, and in order to appease the people, he ordered the redistribution of power in the provinces:

Ptolemy was governor of Egypt, Libya, and neighboring Arabia, with the former guard general Cleomenes as his aide-de-camp;

Laomedon was the governor of Syria;

Philotas was the governor of Silesia;

Peithon was the governor of Media;

Eumenes was governor of Cappadocia, Pavlagonia and the Black Sea coast;

Antigonus was the governor of Pamphylia, Lycia and Phrygia the Great; …,

Asander as governor of Caria;

Menander was the governor of Lydia;

Leonnatus was the governor of Helespont-Phrygia;

Lysimachus was governor of Thrace and the regions south of it, while north of Thrace, Illyria, Epirus and Macedonia, and mainland Greece were given to Craterus and Antipater.

The other districts, Padica, were not allocated and remained under the jurisdiction of the natives previously appointed by Alexander.

Padika canceled Alexander's plans for the last conquests during his lifetime, namely a naval expedition to Oman and an invasion of Arabia, because he did not trust the infantry.

Padica's reign marked the establishment of the first political compromise of the imperial leadership after the death of Alexander the Great. Far from being Alexander the Great's ideal of a broad Eurasian alliance, however, this compromise was primarily between the Europeans and the Macedonians, between the infantry phalanx, representing the democratic traditions of the Macedonian peasants, and the cavalry, a friendly cavalry representing Alexander the Great's personal guard. The Persians, who had been trusted during the lifetime of Alexander the Great, and representatives of other conquered peoples, were ruthlessly purged.

When the Athenians learned of Alexander the Great's death, they rebelled, and several other Greek city-states responded by taking Thermopylae. Antipater, who had come to suppress him, was forced to retreat to the castle of Lamia. In the spring of 322, Leonato, the governor of Hellespont-Phrygia, came to his aid, but was defeated and killed. In the summer of that year, Kraterus arrived, and he mobilized 11,500 Macedonian veterans to build a fleet in Silesia, and on September 5, at the Battle of Kranon, Kraterus defeated the rebels, thus ending the Lamian War. During the reign of Alexander the Great, the Greek cities of the free city-states were reduced to vassals, and the democracy of Athens came to an end.

At the same time, Greek veterans who had been forcibly placed in the eastern provinces by Alexander the Great could not bear the colonial life and returned home. They had a total of 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry (the history books probably exaggerate the numbers), and they chose Philon as their general, and these veterans were brave and good at fighting. When Padika heard the news, he sent the Median governor Pesong to lead 3,000 Macedonian infantry and 800 cavalry to suppress it, and transferred 10,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry from the provinces under his command. Pei Song is an ambitious general, and he has long been on standby, planning to win the hearts and minds of the people along the way, for his own use. But Padika became suspicious of him and ordered him to execute all the rebellious soldiers.

Pesson defeated the Greek rebels and surrendered them. The Greek veterans accepted his assurances and went into the camp to surrender, which Peison was happy about, but the Macedonian soldiers remembered Padica's order, and they tore up the agreement, shot all the Greek veterans with javelins, and took possession of the veterans' property. Pei Song's hopes were dashed, so he had to return to the class.