Question
A revolt sparked by news of this event ended after Letodorus betrayed his army of mercenaries following negotiations with Peithon. In his epitome of a history by Pompeius Trogus, the historian Justin claimed that a substance involved in this event could not be conveyed “in any other way than in the hoof of a horse.” Upon hearing about this event, a confederation of Greek states whose army was led by Leosthenes launched the Lamian War. The gymnosophist (*) Kalanos allegedly predicted this event right before self-immolating. Sisygambis locked herself in her room and starved herself to death following this event. An Egyptian cult centered on the subject of this event developed after Ptolemy I stole a central object and moved it to Memphis. For 10 points, name this event that occurred in Babylon in 323 BC, sparking the Wars of the Diadochi. ■END■
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Christensen | I'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up | You cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit | 84 | 10 |
| Sky Li | Simpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut | The Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange | 111 | 10 |
| Ishan Joshi | Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers | She Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere | 116 | 10 |
| Micah Colman | Tensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken | Communism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country | 127 | 10 |
| Stefan Vlad | as rational as the square root of two power bottoms | Moderator Can't Neg me While in Alpha | 133 | 10 |