This list represents those early successors of Alexander the Great whose main power base was in Macedonia (so with plentiful supplies of the best phalangites), even if they did not manage to retain it continuously. Antipatros had been Alexander’s regent in Macedonia. Polyperchon was nominated by Antipatros to succeed him as regent in Macedonia, but was never generally accepted. He was briefly allied with the dead Alexander’s mother Queen Olympias, later with the Aitolian league and ended up as a subordinate of Kassandros. Kassandros was a son of Antipatros who seized control of Athens and was later accepted as King of Macedon. He killed most of Alexander’s surviving relatives. When he died in 298 BC, his sons could not hold the kingdom. Ptolemy Keraunos “Thunderbolt” was a son of Ptolemy I but not his heir. He seized Macedon in 280 BC but was killed the next year when he fell off his elephant while fighting the Galatians. The competent Antigonos Gonatas “Knock-knees” (son of Demetrios and grandson of Antigonos “One Eye”) became king of Macedon after defeating the Galatians in 277 BC and reigned until 239 BC. The latter part of his reign (after his last elephants died of old age) is covered in list II/35. References: Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars D. Head, The Wars of Alexander’s Successors Vols 1 & 2 B. Bennett & M. Roberts, Funeral Games M. Renault (novel).
— Antipatros’ Army 320 BC - 319 BC
I/47 — ILLYRIAN 700 BC - 10 AD
I/48 — THRACIAN 700 BC - 46 AD
I/63 — PAIONIAN 512 BC - 284 BC
II/16 — ASIATIC EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 285 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/19 — SELEUCID 320 BC - 64 BC
II/20 — PTOLEMAIC 320 BC - 30 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
— Polyperchon’s Army 319 BC - 310 BC
I/63 — PAIONIAN 512 BC - 284 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
— Kassandros’ Army 318 BC - 298 BC
II/16 — ASIATIC EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 285 BC
II/17 — LYSIMACHID 320 BC - 281 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/27 — PYRRHIC 300 BC - 272 BC
II/5 — LATER HOPLITE GREEK 448 BC - 225 BC
— Ptolemy Keraunos’ Army 280 BC - 279 BC
II/20 — PTOLEMAIC 320 BC - 30 BC
II/30 — GALATIAN 280 BC - 25 BC
— Antigonos Gonatas’ Army 277 BC - 260 BC
II/27 — PYRRHIC 300 BC - 272 BC
II/30 — GALATIAN 280 BC - 25 BC
II/31 — HELLENISTIC GREEK 278 BC - 146 BC
II/31 — HELLENISTIC GREEK 278 BC - 146 BC
— Queen Olympias’ Army 317 BC - 316 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC
II/18 — MACEDONIAN EARLY SUCCESSOR 320 BC - 260 BC