Greece Cassander, who has held Roxana, widow of Alexander the Great, in prison for a number of years, has her put to death along with her young son Alexander, the nominal King Alexander IV of Macedon. Antigonus attempts to renew his alliance with the Macedonian general and former regent Polyperchon, who still controls part of the Peloponnesus. He sends Heracles, the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great, to Polyperchon to be treated as a pretender to the throne of Macedonia. Polyperchon manages to form an army consisting of 20,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry and challenges Cassander's army. Instead of fighting, Cassander starts negotiations with Polyperchon. By offering to make him a general of his own army and placing him as governor of Peloponnesus, he convinces Polyperchon to change allegiance to him instead of Heracles. As a result, Polyperchon murders Heracles and his mother Barsine. Areus I succeeds his grandfather Cleomenes II as king of Sparta. A census is carried out in Athens. 21,000 citizens, 10,000 foreign residents and 400,000 others – women, children and slaves – are living in the city. Ptolemy arrives at Kos and sends for Ptolemaeus (the nephew of Antigonus – who has revolted against Antigonus) to join him to discuss strategy. After finding out Ptolemaeus plans to take over his army and fleet, Ptolemy forces him to commit suicide.
gReece cassaNder, whO Has helD roxana, widoW of aLEXandEr The gReat, in PrisoN for a NumbEr of yeaRs, has heR put tO death aLONg wITH heR YoUng son aLeXander, tHe noMinAL KiNG alexandEr iv Of macedon. antigonUS attemPtS tO ReNEw His alliance WiTh The MacEdoNian general and foRmer rEgent pOlYpeRcHoN, who stiLl cOntroLs part OF the peLoPonnesuS. he seNds hERaCles, thE iLlegiTImatE sOn of AlexAndER thE GreAT, to PolYpErcHOn To be TReaTed as a PreteNDEr tO The thRone Of mAceDOnia. polYpeRcHon mAnAgEs to forM aN aRmy cONsistinG of 20,000 iNfANTry aNd 1,000 cavaLRY and ChAllEnges CASSander's army. inSTEad of FightinG, CassandeR starts neGotiAtions witH pOLYpeRChon. bY offeRing To MAke hIm a generAl Of his oWn aRmy aND plAcinG hIm as goVeRnoR of peloponNesus, he cONvinceS pOlyperChon tO Change aLlEgIaNCe to Him instEad of hEraclEs. as A resULT, pOLypeRchOn muRdeRs herAclEs and His mother BArsine. ArEuS i sUCcEeds his granDFAtheR cLeOmenEs iI as kINg oF sparta. a census iS carRied oUt iN atheNs. 21,000 citizens, 10,000 FOrEign reSiDEnts And 400,000 OTHers – wOmen, chiLdrEN and SlaVEs – are living in tHe cITy. pTolEmy aRrivES at kos anD SEnds For ptolEmaeuS (thE NepheW of antigoNuS – who has ReVOlTed agaiNst AntiGonus) to JoIn Him to discusS stRaTegy. afTer finDiNg out PtOlemaeus planS TO take oVer his army and FLeet, ptOlemY forceS HIM to commit SuIcide.