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Diadochi 10: Lysimachus and Seleucus

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 11: Stabilization

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 2: The First Diadoch War

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 3: The Second Diadoch War (West)

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 4: The Second Diadoch War (East)

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 5: The Third Diadoch War

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 8: The Fourth Diadoch War (2)

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diadochi 9: Demetrius

Diadochi ("successors"): name of the first generation of military and political leaders after the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. To settle the question whether his empire should disintegrate or survive as a unity,…

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Diaspora

Diaspora (Greek for "dispersion"): indication for the Jews living outside the land of Israel. The Hebrew word is Tefutsot.Origins of the Dispersion …

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Dictator

Dictator: Roman magistrate with extraordinary powers, appointed during an emergency. The word dictator originally meant "the one who dictates" or "gives orders". The negative connotation is a later development. …

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Didius Julianus

Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133?-193): Roman emperor, ruled for sixty-six days in 193.Early Career Didius Julianus Marcus Didius Severus Julianus was born…

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