Major Consequences Of Alexander's Death

No one was prepared for Alexander’s death; a weak succession, following other complications, arose after his passing. His loyal Macedonian generals wanted to preserve the Macedonian Empire, so they appointed themselves governors of the various provinces in the empire. This led to one major consequence of Alexander’s death, which was the weak governmental succession that followed. The governors were very ambitious, strong-willed men who had conflicting views. These conflicting views led to warfare, which in turn led to the execution or murder of all direct members in the Macedonian royal house. Another major consequence was the unequal distribution of the prosperity of the Macedonian Empire. The urban Greeks, the Macedonians, and the Hellenized