News of Eumenes' victory at the Battle of the Hellespont in 320 BC where Craterus and Neoptolemus were killed, which would have instantly restored Perdiccas' authority, arrived in Egypt one day after his assassination. Anson notes that "if the news of Eumenes' victory over Craterus had arrived sooner, the entire history of the post-Alexander era might have been dramatically altered; Perdiccas might have emerged supreme, the successor of Alexander and the ruler of the vast Macedonian empire, with the inauguration of a new royal family". What became of Alexander's signet ring that Perdiccas carried, and even whether he brought it into Egypt, is not known.
News of Eumenes' victory at the Battle of the Hellespont in 320 BC where Craterus and Neoptolemus were killed which would have instantly restored Perdiccas' authority arrived in Egypt one day after his assassination Anson notes that "if the news of Eumenes' victory over Craterus had arrived sooner the entire history of the post-Alexander era might have been dramatically altered; Perdiccas might have emerged supreme the successor of Alexander and the ruler of the vast Macedonian empire with the inauguration of a new royal family" What became of Alexander's signet ring that Perdiccas carried and even whether he brought it into Egypt is not known