3 The Problem of the Sources

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Diodoros and His Work
6. 1 Diodoros of Agyrion 7
7. 2 The Bibliotheke 9
8. 3 The Problem of the Sources 58
9. 4 The Chronology of the Years 317–311 91
10. Part II: Commentary
11. § 2.1 Chronographic Formula for the Year 317/6 109
12. § 11 Olympias’ Return, the Deaths of Arrhidaios and Eurydike, and Olympias’ Revenge on the Antipatrids for the Death of Alexander 109
13. § 12–13 Eumenes in Babylonia and the Crossing of the Tigris 131
14. § 14 Eumenes’ Alliance with the Governors and Generals from the Upper Satrapies 151
15. § 15 The Power Struggle of the Commanders of the Satrapal Alliance and the Alexander Tent 167
16. § 16 The End of the Perdikkan Captives 176
17. § 17–19 Antigonos’ Crossing into the Upper Satrapies and the First Skirmishing 183
18. § 20 Rest, Recovery and Replenishment in Media 202
19. § 21–24 The Struggle for Power in the Satrapal Coalition Surfaces Again 204
20. § 25–26 The Prelude to the Battle of Paraitakene 223
21. § 27–31 The Battle of Paraitakene 231
22. § 32 The Aftermath of the Battle 259
23. § 33–34 Keteus’ Widows Compete to Join Their Husband in Death 260
24. § 35–36 Kassandros’ Return to Macedonia and the Struggle against Polyperchon and Olympias 269
25. § 37–39 The Build Up to the Battle of Gabiene 281
26. § 40–43 The Battle of Gabiene 290
27. § 44 The Aftermath of the Battle 306
28. § 45 The Flood of Rhodes 314
29. § 46–48 The Establishment of Antigonos’ Supremacy in Asia 319
30. § 49–51 The Defeat and Death of Olympias 333
31. § 52–54 The Establishment of Kassandros’ Power in Europe 344
32. § 55–57 Seleukos’ Flight and the Coalition against Antigonos 367
33. § 58–60 Antigonos’ Preparations for the War and the Siege of Tyre 391
34. § 61 Antigonos’ Propagandistic Proclamation at Tyre 401
35. § 62 The Reaction of Ptolemaios 407
36. § 63–64 The First Phase of the War in Europe and the Aegean 414
37. § 66–69 The Second Year of the War 421
38. § 73–75 The Third Year of the War 437
39. § 77–78 Polemaios in Greece 455
40. § 79 Ptolemaios’ Interventions in Kyrene and Cyprus, and the Raids on the Syrian and Kilikian Coasts 466
41. § 80–84 The Battle of Gaza 474
42. § 85–86 The Aftermath of the Battle 488
43. § 87 Telesphoros’ Revolt in the Peloponnese 499
44. § 88–89 Kassandros’ Operations in Epeiros and Illyria 501
45. § 90–92 Seleukos’ Return to Babylon 504
46. § 93 Ptolemaios’ Loss of Syria 520
47. § 94–100.2 The Antigonid Campaigns against the Nabataians 523
48. § 100.3–7 Demetrios’ Expedition in Babylonia 539
49. § 105.1–4 The Peace of the Dynasts and the Deaths of Alexander IV and Rhoxane 543
50. Abbreviations 550
51. Bibliography 552
52. Appendix: Textual Variants 618
53. Index Graecitatis 620