Folks, there are two people ultimately responsible for the end of the empire - Perdiccas and Ptolemy. Choosing Perdiccas here means choosing war against all as his ambition consumes him. Even if you seek to free Persia of Greeks, Perdiccas here is the bloodiest way to accomplishing this.
Theomakhia (A Post-Alexander Quest)
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[X] The Peacemakers: Among the young officers supporting the unborn Alexander IV, the most prominent aside from Perdiccas are Alexander's former secretary, a slight and well-spoken man named Eumenes, and another one of Alexander's own bodyguards, a tall and well-muscled warrior by the name of Ptolemy, who is beloved by the common soldiers. Together, they have won the loyalty of a great part of the Macedonian army. Spurning Perdiccas and his claims to regency, their faction hopes to force Meleager and Perdiccas to come to council and negotiate terms, avoiding outright war. Thus far, their presence has prevented conflict from breaking out, but it remains uncertain if they will be able to preserve the fragile peace -- and save the empire of their old master.
Is he bad for the Empire? Certainly!
Is he bad for our career and advancement? Quite the contrary, I think!
[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
Not everyone who backed perdiccas here remained loyal to him forever. This choice isn't a permanent choice of allegiance-as if you have those among diadochi!
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
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[X] The Regent
Shapeless Phobos
Filthy Casual
[X] The Peacemakers: Among the young officers supporting the unborn Alexander IV, the most prominent aside from Perdiccas are Alexander's former secretary, a slight and well-spoken man named Eumenes, and another one of Alexander's own bodyguards, a tall and well-muscled warrior by the name of Ptolemy, who is beloved by the common soldiers. Together, they have won the loyalty of a great part of the Macedonian army. Spurning Perdiccas and his claims to regency, their faction hopes to force Meleager and Perdiccas to come to council and negotiate terms, avoiding outright war. Thus far, their presence has prevented conflict from breaking out, but it remains uncertain if they will be able to preserve the fragile peace -- and save the empire of their old master.
I wanna steal Alexander's corpse while Yakety Sax plays in the background.
I wanna steal Alexander's corpse while Yakety Sax plays in the background.
We found the culprit that took Alexander's tomb and hid it from the people.
[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
I wonder..shall we be Alexander IV's father/uncle figure? The lad does need a good influence..
Spylobster
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I don't know if the Macedonian army officers would ever allow a Persian to have such sway over Alexander's potential successor.
Like, that's kind of the problem with choosing to be a Persian--we're always going to have trouble worming our way into the existing power structure of the Macedonian Empire because of our foreign background. We might have been able to become the power behind the throne as a Macedonian or Greek, but Persian seems highly unlikely.
Picking the Persian background pretty much means that our most likely path to success (or just not being killed) is to allow the Diadochi Wars to tear Alexander's legacy apart and seize power as an independent Persian ruler with Hellenistic connections like the rulers of Pontus or to become a valued satrap or allied semi-autonomous king to another Diadochus.
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Yeah, but the Macedonian nobles will have Phillip III still. In our history several rebel armies laid down their arms or outright defected to the loyalists at the mention of Argeads.
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That's almost an understatement.
Only three women in the entire Hellenic period are attested to have had Greek armies follow them into battle. All three -- Alexander's mother, Olympia, his sister, Cynane, and his niece Eurydice -- were Argeads. The soldiers of Cassander refused to kill Olympia, and the diadoch Polyperchon saw his regency end bitterly when his armies refused to wage war against the mother of Alexander. The armies of Perdiccas wavered when they saw Cynane marching against them at the Hellespont. Absent able male heirs, the women of the Argead dynasty became kingmakers and warlords in their own right, rightly counted among the greatest of the enemies of the would-be inheritors of Alexander.
The blood of Alexander still walks the earth, and you can be sure none of his soldiers have forgotten that.
This is unironically how the Wars of the Diadochi began in earnest OTL. Ptolemy stole Alexander's body en route to Macedon and buried him in Egypt, citing a supposed secret final request of Alexander's to be buried there.
I thought that was the joke...?
Can you tell us how is the Phillip Arrhidaeus? Stutter and dyslexia? Severe learning disability? Something else?
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
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[X] The Peacemakers
[X] The Peacemakers
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
DkArthas
CAPITAL IS TO BLAME
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I believe this won the vote but it has been 2 years...
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
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- Abu Dhabi or Manila depending on the time of year
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[X] The Regent: Over-ambitious, or perhaps simply quicker to the chase than most, Perdiccas, Alexander's one-time peer and finest general, has declared himself the regent of the whole kingdom of the Macedonians and Hegemon of all the Greeks. He is supported by many, among them the closest peers and friends of Alexander. It was Perdiccas who heard Alexander's final words, and to Perdiccas whom the dying king gave his ring of office. Whatever the greater ambitions of the young general, it seems clear that the future of the descendants of Alexander rests wholly in his hands.
We can kill him later when he no longer is useful to us
We can kill him later when he no longer is useful to us