Redo #1

What do you think should have been done after Alexander's death?

Sadly, after Alexander the Great died, the empire he spent most of his life building  fell apart.  Parts of his land were mostly given out to his generals.  Not many of these tiny empires flourished  (with the exception of Egypt, which remained until conquered by the Caesars ).  Most of the tiny empires began to fight because they wanted to own more land.

I think that after Alexander's death the general he was closest to should have taken over.  I don't know if even that general leading the empire would have kept it together, but I do think he would stand the best chance.  He would understand where Alexander was planning to go, he would know how Alexander had kept the empire together.  Maybe instead of breaking the empire into pieces, the general could oversee the empire with other generals leading separate sections.  That way all that Alexander did wouldn't go to waste.  I'm not saying it went to waste completely, most of the empire remained strongly Greek.  Or who knows, maybe Alexander wanted a specific person to take his place but he never told anyone.  If Alexander's son had survived, maybe he could have kept the empire going strong.  It just seems sad that the giant empire he had created had been broken to pieces so quickly after his death.  Even though I can say all I want about what I think should have been done, what is done is done, and there is no going back to change what happed all those years ago.

Source:
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/alexander/14.shtml