Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire

Craterus’ conflict with, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 6.1

death of, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1

Demades’ communication with, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2

Eumenes’ support of, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 7.1, 7.2, 10.1, 10.2

imperial power distribution by, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

joint monarchy accepted by

Leo

Macedonian army support sought by, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

military achievements of, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2

military council called by, 2.1, 10.1

military strength of, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 10.1

mutineers’ punishment by, 2.1, 9.1

mutiny against, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1

Olympias’ relationship with, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Peithon’s conflict with, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1

Persian princess murder plot of, 2.1, 4.1

Philip III’s marriage opposed by

propaganda against

Ptolemy’s conflict with, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 10.1

regency board appointment of, 2.1, 2.2

war against, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1

Persepolis

palace burned at

Persian treasure at

Persis, Persians

Alexander mourned by

Alexander’s defeat of, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Alexander’s emulation of, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

Alexander’s marriages to, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 6.1

Alexander’s relations with, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

communication system of, 1.1, 4.1

empire of

Greek war with

Hellespont bridge of, 5.1, 10.1

Macedonian attitudes toward, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1

naval power of

Peucestas’ rule in, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1

Philip II’s pla

see alsoDarius; Parysatis; Sisygambis; Stateira; Xerxes

Peucestas, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

banquet of, 9.1, 10.1

Eumenes’ alliance with, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2

Eumenes’ deception of

Eumenes deserted by, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

Phila, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Philip II (father of Alexander the Great), 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 9.1

Adea’s relation to, 6.1, 6.2

Aegae sculpture of

Aristotle’s relationship with, 3.1, 3.2, 10.1

Athenian battles against, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 10.1

court of, itr.1, 1.1, 6.1, 6.2, 10.1

death of, 1.1, 1.2, 5.1, 10.1, 10.2

Eumenes’ service to, 1.1, 10.1

Greeks’ charter with, 3.1, 3.2

imperial expansion by

marriages of, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 9.1, 10.1

military i

succession to reign of, 1.1, 3.1, 6.1

tomb of (presumed), 6.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6

Philip III, 2.1, 2.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1

accession of

Adea’s marriage to, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2

Cassander’s control of

Olympias’ execution of, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Perdiccas’ control of, 2.1, 2.2, 6.1, 6.2

Perdiccas’ recognition of

Polyperchon’s control of, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5

possible tomb of, itr.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

see alsoArrhidaeus; Macedonian empire, joint monarchs of

Philotas (Alexander’s officer), 2.1, 10.1

Philotas (Antigonus’ agent), 9.1, 9.2

Phocion, prf.1, 8.1, 8.2

as Antipater’s collaborator, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 10.1

downfall of, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 10.1

Hellenic War opposed by, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 8.1

in Hellenic War surrender negotiations

in Macedonian civil war

Macedonian power accepted by, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.1

Theban revolt opposed by, 3.1, 3.2

Phocus, 8.1, 10.1

Phoenicia, Phoenicians, 5.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

Photius, prf.1–xv, 2.1, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2

Phrygia, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2

Eumenes’ plundering of

Piraeus, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 8.1

Macedonian garrison at, 5.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 9.1, 9.2

Pisidia, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.1, 10.1

Plato, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 8.1

Plutarch, prf.1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 10.16, 10.17, 10.18, 10.19, 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.23, 10.24, 10.25, 10.26, 10.27, 10.28, 10.29, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32

poison, suspected in Alexander’s death, 1.1, 5.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

Polemon, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1

Polyaenus, prf.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10

Polyeuctus, 5.1, 5.2

Polyperchon, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 10.2

Antigonus’ alliance with

Antigonus’ conflict with, 8.1, 8.2

Athenian strategy of, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Cassander’s rebellion against, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 10.1

Eumenes’ alliance with, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Greek campaign of, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1

Heracles’ murder by

military force of

Olympias’ alliance with, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, 10.2

Phocion’s appeal to, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

Porus, 4.1, 6.1, 9.1, 9.2

Ptolemy, prf.1, 1.1, 1.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

Alexander’s corpse seized by, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Antipater’s alliance with, 6.1, 7.1

Antipater’s marriage agreement with, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

birthdate of

Cassander’s alliance with, 8.1, 9.1

Cleopatra’s marriage agreement with

coined money of, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2

Egyptian rule of, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 10.1

empire-building by, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1

mistress and wives of, 1.1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2

Peithon’s command supported by

Perdiccas’ conflict with, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1

Perdiccas’ defeat of, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1

regency board proposed by

Ptolemy II, 7.1, 10.1

Pydna, siege of, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

Pythian Games, 3.1, 10.1

Pythias (Aristotle’s daughter), 3.1, 5.1, 5.2

Pythias (Aristotle’s wife), 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2

Rhoxane, 1.1, 4.1, 6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

death of

Perdiccas’ murder plot with, 2.1, 4.1

pregnancy of, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

Royal Journals, 7.1, 10.1; see alsoEphemerides

Samos, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 8.1, 10.1

Seleucus, prf.1, 2.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2

Antigonus’ alliance with

Eumenes’ conflict with, 9.1, 9.2

Sibyrtius, 9.1, 10.1

Silver Shields, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

Antigonus’ attack on

disbanding of

Eumenes betrayed by

Eumenes’ command of, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Eumenes’ final address to, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

at Gabene, 10.1, 10.2

see alsoAntigenes; Hypaspists; Tentamus

Sisygambis, 4.1, 10.1

Socrates, 3.1, 3.2, 8.1, 10.1

Sogdiana, 4.1, 4.2, 9.1, 10.1

Alexander’s campaign in

Sosigenes, 9.1, 9.2

Sparta, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2

Stateira, 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 10.1

Stratocles

Susa

Alexander’s death reported in

mass wedding ceremony at, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 10.1

royal treasury at, 1.1, 9.1, 9.2

Taenaron, 3.1, 4.1

Termessus

Teutamus, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Thais, 4.1, 7.1

Thebes, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 7.1

Alexander’s destruction of, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 10.1