Editing Antigonus I Monophthalmus (section)

==Death of Perdiccas==
With the death of Perdiccas in 321 BC, a new attempt at dividing the empire took place at [[Treaty of Triparadisus|Triparadisus]]. Antipater was made the new regent of the empire and Antigonus became [[Strategos]] of Asia. Antigonus was entrusted with the command of the war against the former members of the Perdiccan faction who had been condemned at Triparadisus.

Antigonus took charge of a part of the Royal Army, and after being reinforced with more reliable troops from Antipater's European army, he marched against the ex-Perdiccans [[Eumenes]], Alketas, Domikos, Attalos and Polemon in Asia Minor. Antigonus decided to first deal with Eumenes, who was in [[Cappadocia]]. Despite being outnumbered, Antigonus adopted a bold aggressive strategy. He eventually out-generaled and defeated Eumenes at the [[Battle of Orkynia]],  forcing him to retire to the fortress of Nora ({{langx|el|Νῶρα}}). Leaving Eumenes under siege, Antigonus now marched on the combined forces of [[Alcetas]],  [[Docimus|Dokimos]], [[Attalus (son of Andromenes)|Attalos]] and [[Polemon (son of Andromenes)|Polemon]] near [[Cretopolis]] in [[Pisidia]]. Antigonus surprised and defeated his opponents at the [[Battle of Cretopolis]]. Antigonus, in two brilliant campaigns in the course of one campaigning season, had annihilated the remnants of the Perdiccan faction with the exception of Eumenes, who was bottled up in Nora.<ref>Richard A. Billows, ''Antigonos the one-eyed and the creation of the Hellenistic State'', p. 79.</ref>