Diadochi

/ (daɪˈædəkaɪ) /

the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi (321–281 bc)

Word Origin for Diadochi

Greek: successors

This was later regarded as a presage of the rapid spread of Alexander's empire and its ultimate breaking-up among the Diadochi.

Greek Women |Mitchell Carroll
The term is also applied to the descendants of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 |Various
But the weight of argument seems to me to rest with those who believe that it was made at Rhodes in the time of the Diadochi.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students |Clara Erskine Clement
This occurred, in the case of the Greek language, under the rule of the Diadochi.

Elements of Folk Psychology |Wilhelm Wundt

You will find no such crimes as these committed by the Diadochi.

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) |Polybius