Spithridates' Axe


 * May 334 BC: Alexander the Great is killed in a reckeless attempt to invade the Persian Empire. Despair drives Alexanders troops apart. Many of them go home, many others decide to stay and fight under either general Parmenion or general Cleitus.


 * June 21, 334 BC: Antipater, the man Alexander appointed to take care of the homeland during his absence, declares himself Steward of Macedon. Although most Macedonians approve of him being the new leader, they don't cherish the hope that Antipater will ever become as great as Alexander or Philip. Many Greek cities are seeing a new opportunity to regain their indepence and are already secretly making plans to revolt.