1. DANIEL 11

3. The Diadochi
Five Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 bc)
Who were the Diadochi?
Cassander King of Macedonia
Antigonus and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes Kings of Syria (Syria was a group of separate states, including Armenia and Cappadocia.)
Lysimachus King of western Turkey
Seleucus King in Babylonia (aka King of the North in Daniel 11)
Ptolemy King of Egypt (aka King of the South in Daniel 11)
· The Seleucid Dynasty (305 to 63 B.C.) in the person of Antiochus I, son of Seleucus I, ruled Mesopotamia and northern Syria.
· The Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 to 30 B.C.), in the person of Ptolemy II (Philadelphus), son of Ptolemy I, ruled Egypt, and southern Syria.