Kingdoms of the successors of Alexander : after the battle of Ipsus, B.C. 301 / contributor Edward Weller.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Edward Weller, [between 1800 and 1899].Description: 1 map : color ; 23 x 31 cmSubject(s): LOC classification: - G7420. W455 1899
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | G7420.W455 1899 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | The digital file donated from Library of Congress-World Digital Library, PDF is available in ACKU. | 3ACKU000506849 |
“Shows borders between Kingdoms of Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus and Ptolmy”.
“Description Shows borders between Kingdoms of Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus and Ptolmy”.
“Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) died suddenly at the age of 32, leaving no apparent heir or appointed successor. Some 40 years of internecine conflict followed his death, as leading generals and members of Alexander’s family vied to control different parts of the vast empire he had built. The Battle of Ipsus, fought in Phrygia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in 301 BC between rival successors, resulted in the empire’s irrevocable dissolution. This late-19th century map in Latin shows the four main kingdoms that emerged after the battle. The kingdom of Cassander (circa 358–297 BC), consisted of Macedonia, most of Greece, and parts of Thrace. The kingdom of Lysimachus (circa 361–281 BC), included Lydia, Ionia, Phrygia, and other parts of present-day Turkey. The kingdom of Seleucus (died 281 BC; later the Seleucid Empire), comprised present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, and parts of Central Asia. The kingdom of Ptolemy I (died 283 BC) included Egypt and neighboring regions. The map is by Edward Weller (died 1884), a London-based cartographer and engraver who made maps that were published monthly and distributed to subscribers of the newspaper Weekly Dispatch and later published as Cassell's Weekly Dispatch Atlas. The scale of the map is given in Greek stadia. One stade equaled 185 meters”—copied from website.
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