Secular history tells us that he was cut down by an untimely death and that his empire was eventually split among four of his generals ​ — not his descendants.
Historia botërore tregon se ai vdiq nga një vdekje e parakohshme dhe se perandoria e tij u nda, së fundi, midis katër gjeneralëve të Aleksandrit të Madh që s’ishin pasardhës të tij.