Approximate borders
Alexander the Great has just died in Babylon. His empire, built in about ten years, is about to be divided among his generals.
Explore 323 BCE on the mapAreas calculated from the map outlines (≈). Share of Earth's land area including Antarctica.
| # | State or people | Area | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoisan | 11,734,614 km² (4,530,760 sq mi) | 7.9% |
| 2 | Saharan pastoral nomads | 10,010,177 km² (3,864,951 sq mi) | 6.7% |
| 3 | Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers | 7,602,370 km² (2,935,292 sq mi) | 5.1% |
| 4 | Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers | 7,295,326 km² (2,816,741 sq mi) | 4.9% |
| 5 | West African cereal farmers | 6,005,685 km² (2,318,808 sq mi) | 4.0% |
| 6 | Arctic marine mammal hunters | 5,834,245 km² (2,252,615 sq mi) | 3.9% |
| 7 | Empire of Alexander | 4,973,420 km² (1,920,248 sq mi) | 3.3% |
| 8 | Manioc farmers | 4,835,119 km² (1,866,850 sq mi) | 3.2% |
| 9 | Savanna hunter-gatherers | 4,816,290 km² (1,859,580 sq mi) | 3.2% |
| 10 | Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers | 4,322,918 km² (1,669,088 sq mi) | 2.9% |
| 11 | Amazon hunter-gatherers | 4,287,400 km² (1,655,374 sq mi) | 2.9% |
| 12 | Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers | 3,374,889 km² (1,303,052 sq mi) | 2.3% |
Comparing the two snapshots. Some differences reflect improved mapping rather than real events, especially before 1500.
Never formalized
In about a decade of campaigning (334–325 BCE) Alexander takes Anatolia, Egypt, Persia and reaches the Indus. No treaty ever recognizes the empire, which splits after his death in 323 BCE.
See it on the 323 BCE map2 years from control to formal recognition · Partition of Triparadisus
The Partition of Babylon (323 BCE) and Triparadisus (321 BCE) assign satrapies to the generals. Decades of war follow before the Ptolemaic, Seleucid and Antigonid kingdoms settle.
See it on the 323 BCE map