Lamian War
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The Lamian war (323–322 BC) was a war in Greece between Athens and her allied city-states in mainland Greece against Macedonian supreme rule and Antipater, regent in Macedonia and Greece. It was the last war in which the Athenians played a central part, and after they were defeated, Athenians lost their independence.
The revolt started after the news of Alexander the Great's death in Babylon reached Greece. Athens was incited to begin this war by the speeches of Leosthenes and Hyperides. Joined by cities in central and northern Greece, the Athenians defeated Antipater in battle. They forced him to take refuge in Lamia, where he was besieged for several months by the Greek allies.
Antipater eventually was able to move from Lamia and return to Macedonia, whence, reinforced by the arrival of Craterus' troops, he engaged the allies at the Battle of Crannon in Thessaly. That battle was a complete victory for Antipater. Soon after, Demosthenes committed suicide by poison, and Hyperides was killed on Antipater's orders.
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