Editing 313 BC (section)

==== Asia Minor ====
* [[Prepelaus]] arrives in [[Caria]] and starts making plans with [[Asander]]. They decide on a surprise attack on [[Ptolemy (general)|Ptolemy]], the commander of [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]]' forces in western [[Asia Minor]]. [[Eupolemus (general)|Eupolemus]], one of Prepelaus' lieutenants, is sent with 8,000 infantry and 200 cavalry. However, some deserters from Eupolemus' strike force betray their plans to Ptolemy who quickly gathers 8,300 infantry and 600 cavalry from their winter quarters and marches against Eupolemus. In the middle of the night Ptolemy launches a surprise attack on Eupolemus' camp capturing the entire force with ease.<ref>Diod. XIX 68,5–7</ref>
* [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]], after finding a pass across the [[Taurus Mountains]] that was still open, marches his main army into [[Asia Minor]] and goes into winter quarters in [[Celaenae]] in [[Phrygia]]. Meanwhile, Antigonus' admiral [[Medius of Larissa|Medius]] is ordered to sail the new Antigonid fleet from [[Phoenicia]] into the Aegean. On route he captures one of Cassander's fleets (the one that had escorted Prepelaus to Asia Minor).<ref>Diod. XIX 69,2–3</ref>
* [[Asander]] agrees to send all his soldiers to [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] to help keep Greek cities autonomous<ref name="Diodorus75"/> 
* [[Asander]] sends emissaries to [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] and [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] asking for help<ref name="Diodorus75">{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/19E*.html#75|volume=XIX|chapter=75}}</ref>