What happened to Alexander’s empire immediately after his death?
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Correct answer: It fragmented among his generals
After Alexander's sudden death in Babylon in 323 BCE, his generals — known as the Diadochi — fought a series of wars over his empire. No single successor was strong enough to hold it together, and it eventually fractured into several successor kingdoms, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonid realms.
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