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Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus () was fought between some of the Diadochi (the successors of Alexander the Great) in 301 BC near the village of that name in Phrygia. Antigonus I Monophthalmus and his son Demetrius I of Macedon were pitted against the coalition of three other companions of Alexander: Cassander, ruler of Macedon; Lysimachus, ruler of Thrace; and Seleucus I Nicator, ruler of Babylonia and Persia.
==Sources==
Diodorus Siculus is the principal source for the history of the Diadochi, in his 'Library of history' (''Bibliotheca historica''). Diodorus is often derided by modern historians for his style and inaccuracies, but he preserves many details of the ancient period found nowhere else.〔Green, ''Greek History 480–431 BC'', pp. 1–13.〕〔Cawkwell, p. 31.〕 Diodorus worked primarily by epitomizing the works of other historians, omitting many details where they did not suit his purpose, which was to illustrate moral lessons from history〔Buckler, p. ''xiv''.〕 However, since Diodorus provides the only continuous narrative for the history of the ''Diadochi'', we have no alternative but to rely on his account. Unfortunately, from book XXI onwards (301 BC), including the actual Battle of Ipsus, the ''Bibliotheca'' only exists in fragments. Nevertheless, Diodorus provides extensive details of the Fourth War of the Diadochi leading up to Ipsus. It is generally thought that Diodorus's source for much of this period was the now-lost history of the Diadochi written by Hieronymus of Cardia. Hieronymus was a friend of Eumenes, and later became a member of the Antigonid court; he was therefore very much familiar and contemporary with the events he described, and possibly a direct eyewitness to some.〔Bennett & Roberts, p. ''xv''〕
The only full description of the battle available is in Plutarch's ''Life of Demetrius''. Plutarch was writing some 400 years after the events in question, and is therefore a secondary source, but he often names his sources, which allows some degree of verification of his statements.〔e.g. Themistocles chapter 25 has a direct reference to Thucydides (I, 137 )〕 Plutarch was also primarily interested in moral lessons from history, rather than actually detailing history in depth,〔Plutarch, ''Alexander'' (I, 1–3 )〕 and thus his description of the battle does not go into great detail.
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