Diadochi

British  

/ daɪˈædəkaɪ /

plural noun

1. the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 _bc )

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Etymology

Origin of Diadochi

Greek: successors

Example Sentences

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Diadochi

But the weight of argument seems to me to rest with those who believe that it was made at Rhodes in the time of the Diadochi.

From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement

One of the characteristics of the period of the Diadochi is the accumulation of capital and military force in the hands of individuals.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert

In motive and method it was substantially the same work as that of the Greeks under the Diadochi.

From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by Van Dyke, John Charles

His Empire was divided into four parts; the four Diadochi were his successors. 

From The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 by Wild, Joseph

That in spite of these advantages so little, comparatively speaking, was effected in the work of Hellenization before the epoch of Alexander and the Diadochi, was the effect of a single counteracting cause.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various