پردیکاس

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.

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
Officeholder.caption: 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)
Officeholder.successor: Peithon and Arrhidaeus
Officeholder.birth_date: 355BC
Officeholder.death_date: 320BC (aged 34–36)
Officeholder.death_cause: Killed by his own soldiers
Officeholder.occupation: General Regent
Officeholder.allegiance: Macedonia
Officeholder.spouse: Daughter of Atropates Nicaea of Macedon