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[7] In Europe; Thrace with the Chersonese, and all the kingdoms adjacent to Thrace, as far as Salmydessus, a city upon the Euxine Sea, were given to Lysimachus; but the countries beyond Thrace, namely, the Illyrians, Triballi, and Agrarians, as also Macedonia and Epirus, as far as the Ceraunian mountains, with all Greece, were assigned to Craterus and Antipater. Many provinces remained as Alexander had left them, under their own rulers, and for that reason were not comprehended in this division. Meanwhile Roxane brought forth a son, whom the soldiers immediately declared king; and indeed, all was full of sedition from the time of Alexander's decease; for Antipater waged war with the Athenians and the rest of Greece, whose forces Leosthenes commanded. At first he was reduced to great straits, however afterwards he gained the victory, but with the loss of Leonnatus, who brought him help. Lysimachus engaged too rashly against Scuthas the Thracian; but as his numbers were small, they were worsted, though they behaved themselves gallantly. Perdiccas made war against Ariarathes king of Cappadocia (because he refused to receive the commands of Eumenes, who was appointed their governor); and having overcome him in two battles, and taken him prisoner, he hanged him, and restored Eumenes to his government. Craterus having led some auxiliary forces to assist Antipater against Greece, was the cause of that victory over Grecians; for which reason they received the commands of either of them, and obeyed their orders without scruple. These particulars are contained in the first five books.
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