The Domains of the Early Diadochi, circa 301 B.C.

After Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., at least seven different early successors (Greek Diodachi) fought to gain control over various parts of his empire. The largest and most powerful domains were established by the Ptolemaic rulers, who controlled Egypt, Cyprus, and the Tarsus region, and the Seleucid rulers, who controlled most of Alexander’s former empire in Asia. The boundaries of each ruler’s domain changed frequently, and initially the land of Israel came under the rule of the Ptolemies, but the Seleucid rulers repeatedly fought to seize it from them. Several chapters of the book of Daniel likely allude to events and struggles surrounding these tumultuous times.

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