Qualla: Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. Six years after Alexander the Great died in Babylon, the empire he had built from Greece to India was tearing itself apart. His generals, the Diadochi, had stopped pretending to govern on behalf of his heirs and started fighting openly for territory. In the summer of 317 BC, two of the most capable among them faced each other across an Iranian plain in the district of Paraitakene, between the ancient regions of Media and Persia. Antigonus Monophthalmus, the one-eyed general who had lost his eye in a siege years earlier, commanded an army of more than 44,000 soldiers and 65 war elephants. Opposing him was Eumenes, a Greek from Cardia who had served Alexander not as a warrior but as a secretary, yet had proven himself one of the most resourceful commanders the succession wars would produce.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/tju9-battle-of-paraitakene-when-alexanders-generals-tur-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: A Secretary Who Could Fight https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. Eumenes was an unlikely general. Born in Cardia on the Gallipoli Peninsula, he had served Alexander as his chief secretary, managing correspondence and logistics while the Macedonian generals won glory in battle. After Alexander's death, the Macedonian officers dismissed him as a...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/tju9-battle-of-paraitakene-when-alexanders-generals-tur-a-secretary-who-could-fight.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: Old Men with Silver Shields https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Argyraspides were among the most extraordinary fighting forces in the ancient world. These 3,000 veterans had marched with Alexander from Macedonia to the borders of India and back. By 317 BC, they were between fifty and seventy years old, yet they remained devastating on the...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/tju9-battle-of-paraitakene-when-alexanders-generals-tur-old-men-with-silver-shields.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: Five Days on the Plain https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. The two armies met in Paraitakene after months of marching and countermarching through Babylonia, Susiana, and Media. Antigonus took up a strong defensive position on high ground. For four days, the armies watched each other and foraged. On the fifth day, with supplies dwindling,...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/tju9-battle-of-paraitakene-when-alexanders-generals-tur-five-days-on-the-plain.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. The battle opened badly for Antigonus. On his left, his ally Peithon disobeyed orders to hold back and charged Eumenes's heavy cavalry with lighter mounted troops. Eumenes repulsed the attack, then struck Peithon's flank with cavalry squadrons pulled from his own left wing. Peith...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/u/9/battle-of-paraitakene-wp/tju9-battle-of-paraitakene-when-alexanders-generals-tur-victory-from-the-jaws-of-defeat.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Paraitakene: When Alexander's Generals Turned on Each Other: A Victory Measured in Bodies https://qualla.com/battle-of-paraitakene/ Photo credit DEMIS Mapserver, पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 3.0. As darkness fell, both armies tried to regroup. Eumenes wanted to occupy the battlefield to claim victory, but his exhausted troops refused, insisting on returning to their baggage camp. Antigonus, who maintained better control over his men, marched forward and held the ground. H...

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