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Death of Alexander the Great begins the Wars of the Diadachi.
Settlement at Babylon, the first attempt to divide up power within Alexander's empire
Start of the Lamian or Hellenic War, an attempt by an alliance of Greek cities led by Athens to escape Macedonian control
Siege of Lamia sees alliance led by Athens trap Antipater in the town of Lamia. Death of Athenian general Leosthenes
Spring 322: Battle of Abydos - First of two naval defeats for Athens
July 322: Battle of Amorgos - Major naval defeat that ends Athenian naval power
August 322: Battle of Crannon - Macedonian victory in Thessaly that effectively ends the Lamian War
Athens knocked out of the Lamian War
Outbreak of the First Diadoch War, (to 320 BC) between the successors of Alexander the Great
Truce between Antipater and the Aetolians ends the Lamian War.
Death of Craterus in a battle against Eumenes of Cardia
Perdiccas murdered by his officers in Egypt
End of the First Diadoch War, (from 322 BC).
Settlement at Triparadisus second attempt to divide power in Alexander's empire
Outbreak of the Second Diadoch War (to 316 BC)
Battle of Gabiene, marks the end of the Second Diadoch War in Asia (from 319 BC)
Outbreak of Third Diadoch War (to 311 BC)
End of Third Diadoch War (from 315 BC), ends with all of the main contestants back where they started.
Outbreak of Fourth Diadoch War (to 301 BC)
Fourth Diadoch War ends (from 307 BC) with defeat and death of Antigonus at the battle of Ipsus
Death of Ptolemy I of natural causes
First Syrian War ends in victory for Ptolemaic Egypt
Outbreak of First Punic War (to 241 BC) between Rome and Carthage. Joint Punic and Syracusan siege of Messana begins the fighting.
Alliance between Syracuse and Rome allows the Romans to concentrate on beating Carthage on Sicily.
Eumenes’ War, brief war that sees Pergamum become independent of Seleucid Empire.
Fall of Athens marks end of Chremonidean War (from 266), (Greece)
First Punic War: Siege and battle of Agrigentum sees Rome capture Carthaginian ally on Sicily
Death of Antiochus I, Seleucid Emperor. End of Eumenes' War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus, Roman Naval victory that allowed them to invade Carthage's African homeland
Siege of Aspis. A first Roman victory in Punic North Africa.
Siege of Adys.
Siege that delays the Roman army in North Africa, allowing the Carthaginians to arrive with an army.
Battle of Adys. Roman victory over a Punic army sent to relief the siege of Adys.
Battle of Tunis, Carthaginian victory that ended the Roman invasion of Africa
Battle of Cape Hermaeum, Roman naval victory that allowed the rescue of the survivors of the Battle of Tunis
Sack of Agrigentum, Carthaginian forces recapture and sack the city of Agrigentum, lost in 262 B.C.
Siege of Panormus, Roman forces capture the main Carthaginian base in northern Sicily.
Battle of Panormus, Roman victory over a Carthaginian force sent to recapture Panormus (Sicily)
Start of siege of Lilybaeum (to 241 B.C.), Roman attempt to capture main Carthaginian base on Sicily.
The Battle of Drepanum was the only serious Roman naval defeat of the First Punic War.
Probable date for the Battle of Andros, Macedonian naval victory over an Egyptian fleet in the Aegean.
Outbreak of the Third Syrian War or Laodicean War (to 241 BC) between Egypt and the Seleucid Empire
Siege of Drepanum (to 242-241 B.C.). Roman fleet arrives by surprise off Sicily. Troops land at Drepanum and begin a siege.
First Punic War (from 264 B.C.) ends in Roman victory
Third Syrian War or Laodicean War, (from 246 B.C.) ends with a minor Egyptian victory
Outbreak of the War of the Brothers, c.241-236 BC , civil war that saw the Seleucid Empire temporarily split in two.
Battle of Ancyra, (or 239 B.C.), decisive battle of the War of the Brothers and victory for the rebels under Antiochus Hierax.
Outbreak of the inconclusive Fourth Syrian War (to 217 BC)
Battle near Apollonia sees Antiochus III defeat a rebellion under the satrap Molon
Battle of the Plane Tree Pass, Seleucid victory during the Fourth Syrian War
Battle of Raphia, 22 June, was the decisive battle of the Fourth Syrian War, and an Egyptian victory over Antiochus III
End of the Fourth Syrian War (from 221 BC)
Battle of the Idle (Yorkshire)
Death of AEthelfrith, king of Northumbria, killed at the battle of the Idle
The battle of Badr was an early victory for the prophet Muhammad over the Quraysh tribe of Mecca
The battle of Mount Uhud was a minor Muslim defeat in the period after the battle of Badr
The battle of the Ditch was the largest and last attempt by the Qurayesh tribe to defeat the Muslim forces of
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