Editing Perdiccas (section)

=== Rebellions and refusals ===
As his authority was unstable, possibly as early as the Siege of Babylon Perdiccas had negotiated a marriage with [[Nicaea of Macedon]], the daughter of Antipater, to ally himself with the viceroy, acknowledging Antipater's rule in Europe while improving his own position in Asia.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=171}}

==== Bactrian Greek revolt ====
During the winter of 323{{Nbsp}}BC in the [[Upper Satrapies]], specifically in [[Bactria]] (in modern-day [[Afghanistan]]), a rebellion had begun consisting of 23,000 Greek mercenaries who had heard of Alexander's death and now wanted to return home.{{sfnm|Heckel|2016|1p=171|Diod.|2loc=18.7.2}}{{Sfn|Bosworth|2005|p=|pp=61-62}} In response, Perdiccas tasked [[Peithon]], another of Alexander's {{Transliteration|grc|somatophylakes}} and satrap of [[Media (region)|Media]], with quelling it, and sent orders for the eastern satraps to contribute troops as well.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=171}}{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=37}} Peithon marched east leading 3,800 men, with 10,000 to come from the eastern satraps.{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=28–29}} Although ancient sources suggest Peithon intended to recruit the Greeks and betray Perdiccas, modern historians dispute this.{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=29}} When the armies met, the Greeks surrendered and were partially slaughtered by Peithon's army.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}} Perdiccas' motive in this affair is not clear; some traditions say he gave the order for the massacre in order to ensure Peithon did not gain an army{{sfn|Heckel|2016|pp=171-172.}} or to punish the rebels,{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=29}} while another hypothesis is that the slaughter of the Greeks may have occurred through the actions of Peithon and was later blamed on Perdiccas.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}}

==== Conquest of Cappadocia ====
Despite success in the east, Perdiccas' authority as regent was then challenged in the west. Here, Perdiccas had appointed [[Leonnatus]], another {{Transliteration|grc|somatophylax}}, as satrap of [[Phrygia|Hellespontine Phrygia]] on the western coast of [[Asia Minor]].{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}} At the Partition of Babylon, Perdiccas' supporter Eumenes was given the satrapies of [[Cappadocia]] and [[Paphlagonia]], but both were unconquered.{{sfnm|Anson|2015|1p=78|Heckel|2006|2p=121}} Perdiccas thus used his authority as regent of the joint kings to order Leonnatus and [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] (satrap of [[Phrygia]], [[Pamphylia]] and [[Lycia]]) to aid Eumenes in securing his satrapy.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}}{{sfn|Plut. ''Eum.''|loc=3.2}} Perdiccas probably gave Eumenes 5000 [[Talent (measurement)|talents]] of gold for the reconquest of Cappadocia, allowing Eumenes to hire mercenaries.{{sfn|Anson|2015|p=80}}
[[File:Map Anatolia ancient regions-en.svg|thumb|280x280px|Map of Anatolia, also called [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]], and its regions. Perdiccas moved into [[Cappadocia]], then [[Cilicia]], and then [[Pisidia]] in his successful restabilizing of the peninsula.]]
Antigonus refused Perdiccas' order.{{sfn|Plut. ''Eum.''|loc=3.5}} Leonnatus accepted, mustering an army and marching to Cappadocia, arriving in the spring of 322{{Nbsp}}BC.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}} Leonnatus, however, received a letter from Macedon from [[Cleopatra of Macedon|Cleopatra]], Alexander the Great's full sister, and Antipater, both asking him to come west. Cleopatra, probably influenced by her mother [[Olympias]], offered herself as Leonnatus' bride, which would give Leonnatus claim to the Macedonian throne. Meanwhile Antipater asked Leonnatus for urgent assistance, as the former was besieged at [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] by the Greeks led by [[Leosthenes]] as part of the [[Lamian War]].{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}} Leonnatus told Eumenes of his plan to head west, attempting to convince him to join; Eumenes refused and departed to Perdiccas' court, informing him of Leonnatus' intentions.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=172}} For this information, Perdiccas elevated Eumenes to the ruling council of the Empire.{{sfnm|Heckel|2016|1p=172|Waterfield|2011|2p=38}}{{sfn|Anson|2015|p=84}} This incident may have been what made Perdiccas "regard Cleopatra as a means of gaining supreme power".{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=173}}

Upon learning of Leonnatus' departure, in the early summer of 322{{Nbsp}}BC Perdiccas marched with the imperial army towards [[Asia Minor]] to reassert his dominance as regent, install Eumenes in Cappadocia, and confront Antigonus. It also allowed him to "complete the conquest of Alexander's empire" as Alexander had ignored Cappadocia.{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=47}}{{sfn|Heckel|2016|pp=172-173. Alexander had installed a satrap there, but the man disappears from history and Ariarathes is known to have been in revolt, independent, throughout Alexander's "reign" over Cappadocia}} In a single campaigning season, Perdiccas defeated [[Ariarathes I]] and his large army (30,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry) in two decisive [[pitched battles]], capturing more than 5,000 soldiers and killing 4,000 others, allowing his supporter Eumenes to claim his satrapy.{{sfnm|Anson|2014|1p=47|Diod.|2loc=18.16.2}} This greatly contributed to Perdiccas' prestige; Perdiccas took Ariarathes captive, [[torture]]d and killed him, and apparently [[impalement|impaled]] most of his family.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=173, who notes the cruel nature of this treatment. Perdiccas likely wanted no more trouble in Cappadocia, but evidently Ariarathes I's family line survived; see: [[Ariarathes II]]}} Perdiccas ordered Leonnatus to appear before him to stand trial for disobedience, but Leonnatus died during the [[Lamian War]] before the order reached him. At some time during the first year of his reign, Perdiccas crowned Alexander IV, Roxana and Alexander's child, as king alongside Philip III.{{sfn|Bosworth|2005|p=62. When it occurred is not known exactly; Bosworth places it at the end of Perdiccas' Cappadocian conquest}}

==== Conquest of Pisidia, Isauria, Larandia ====
[[File:Coin of Ariarathes I of Cappadocia, minted in Gaziura.jpg|thumb|260x260px|Coin of [[Ariarathes I of Cappadocia|Ariarathes I]], minted in [[Gaziura]], dated 333–322{{Nbsp}}BC. Perdiccas' defeat and execution of the 82 year old Ariarathes, along with his other conquests in Asia Minor, brought him to the height of his power.{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=51}}]]
Having settled Cappadocia, Perdiccas planned to send Eumenes to subdue the [[Satrapy of Armenia]], which was being mismanaged by [[Neoptolemus (general)|Neoptolemus]].{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=173. Neoptolemus may have been sent in the first place by Perdiccas to defeat the remnants of Ariarathes' supporters, who had fled east after their destruction by Perdiccas}} He marched with Eumenes to Cilicia in the autumn of 322{{Nbsp}}BC and added the formidable [[Silver Shields]] to his army.{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=49}} Perdiccas then gave Eumenes his orders,{{sfn|Anson|2015|pp=88, 89}} and marched to [[Pisidia]]. The native [[Isaurians]] and [[Karaman|Larandians]] living here had revolted, murdering Alexander's satrap.{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=174}} Perdiccas campaigned against them next, easily conquering and destroying their cities in "short and brutal struggles", acquiring great amounts of [[Looting|plunder]] and prestige; "Victorious in the field ... Perdiccas now enjoyed his greatest success".{{sfn|Heckel|2016|p=174}}{{sfn|Anson|2014|p=51. Perdiccas may have appointed his brother Alcetas to command of Pisidia following his conquest of it}}{{sfn|Green|1990|p=12}}