Perdiccas
Sign in to savePerdiccas (, Perdikkas; 355BC – 320BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and the regent of Alexander's empire after his death. When Alexander was dying, he entrusted his signet ring to Perdiccas. Initially the most pre-eminent of the successors, Perdiccas effectively ruled Alexander's increasingly unstable empire from Babylon for three years until his assassination, as the kings he ruled for were incapable.
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- 0365-01-01
- Died
- 0321-01-01
- Works
- 1
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Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Perdiccas
- Officeholder.native_name
- Περδίκκας
- Officeholder.native_name_lang
- grc
- Officeholder.image
- Philip III Arrhidaios Babylon mint struck under Perdikkas circa 323 320 BC.jpg
- Officeholder.alt
- A color photograph of two silver coins against a white background, the front shows a long-haired man, the back shows a Greek god seated on a chair with a bird resting on his right hand
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- Silver tetradrachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus struck under Perdiccas in Babylon, circa 323–320BC.
- Officeholder.office
- Regent of Macedon
- Officeholder.term_start
- 323BC
- Officeholder.term_end
- 320BC
- Officeholder.monarch
- Alexander IV and Philip III
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Last held by Ptolemy of Aloros (368–365BC)
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 365 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 321 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Macedonia
- Place of birth
- Orestis
- Place of death
- Egypt
- Sibling
- Alcetas
- Occupation
- military commander
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Wars of the Diadochi
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Family background and early life
- Career under Alexander
- Succession and crisis
- Debate for leadership
- Siege of Babylon
- Regent of Alexander's empire
- Rebellions and refusals
- Bactrian Greek revolt
- Conquest of Cappadocia
- Conquest of Pisidia, Isauria, Larandia
- Marriage and war
- Bid for kingship
- Civil war and invasion of Egypt
- Theft of the body of Alexander the Great
- Campaign against Ptolemy
- Fording of the Nile and the Camel's Rampart
- Assassination
- Legacy
- Character
- Political legacy and motives
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Ancient sources
- Modern sources
- Further reading
- External links
Perdiccas (, Perdikkas; 355BC – 320BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and the regent of Alexander's empire after his death. When Alexander was dying, he entrusted his signet ring to Perdiccas. Initially the most pre-eminent of the successors, Perdiccas effectively ruled Alexander's increasingly unstable empire from Babylon for three years until his assassination, as the kings he ruled for were incapable.
Perdiccas was born to Macedonian nobility. A supporter, (bodyguard) and (elite cavalry commander) of Alexander, he took part in Alexander's campaign against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, distinguishing himself at the battles of Thebes and Gaugamela, and followed Alexander into India. When Alexander died in 323BC, Perdiccas rose to become supreme commander of the imperial army, as well as regent for Alexander's vast empire, ruling on behalf of Alexander's intellectually disabled heir, King Philip III Arrhidaeus, and Alexander's infant son, King Alexander IV of Macedon.