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Crown Prince is a name of Greek origin, who may appoint some persons or classes of persons.
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Christian St.
- Crown Prince ( fifth century ), bishop of Photice in Epirus , author of One Hundred Chapters Gnostics; celebrated on March 29 Ancient Greece
Crown Prince (in ancient Greek / didokhos) means "successor." The word comes from / dia ("through") and / dkhomai ("receive"), that is to say, literally, "through whom the scepter is passed."
In the Antiquity , is the general name given to the successors of Alexander the Great , who divided his empire until his death in 323 BC. AD :
- Antigonus ;
- Antipater ;
- Asandros ;
- Cassander of Macedonia ;
- Eumenes of Cardia ;
- Lonnat ;
- Lysimachus ;
- Meleager ;
- Peithon ;
- Perdiccas ;
- Ptolemy ;
- Seleucus.
The conflicts that opposed were called " Wars of the Diadochi.
Contemporary Greece
In the contemporary era , from 1832 to 1974 , the term "Crown Prince" has also designated the heir to the throne of Greece , also titled Duke of Sparta.
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DiadochiAntigonus Antipater Asandros Cassander of Macedonia Eumenes of Cardia Lonnatos Lysimachus Peithon Perdiccas Ptolemy Seleucus

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