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Eumenes evacuates Susa, except the citadel, and withdraws behind the deep river Fasitigris, keeping the bridge over
it in his command.
Antigonus enters Susa and besieges the citadel. Thence he advances to the Copratas, a tributary of the Fasitigris,
and sends half his troops across the Copratas.
Eunieues rapidly crosses the Fasitigris and surprises those troops of Antigonus that had crossed the Copratas, and
defeats them.
Antigonus abandons further advance and betake.s himself to Hadaca, on tlie Eulaeus river. Here he decides to march
to Ecbatana in Media, choosing a route through the cool mountain land of the C'ossaei. The Cossaei repulse his
vanguard, and after severe fighting Antigonus reaches Media in nine days.
Eumenes marches to PersepoTis.
Antigonus and Eumenes now march to meet one another. Their armies come into touch in Paraetacene, and encamp
opposite one another for some days, both intending to pass the winter in Gabiene.
An indecisive battle, foned on by Antigonus, takes place near Gabiene. Antigonus then retreats to Gadamarga in
Media, and Eumenes remains at (iabiene.
Antigonus resolves to surprise Eumenes, and takes a nine days' march for the purpose. His march is detected, and
he tinds Eumenes ready for battle.
The battle here lasts for two days and is indecisive, but Antigonus captures Eumenes' camp and baggage, and
Eumenes is put to death.
Antigonus returns to Media, takes Feithon by treachery and puts him to death.
316.— Antigonus, in the spring, goes to Ecbatana, and thence to Fersepolis. After making certain changes in the satrapies he
marches to Susa and thence to Babylon.
Seleucus, alarmed for his own safety, flies to Ftolcmy in Egypt.
Antigonus continues his march from Babylon to Cilicia, halts at Mallus, and sends his troops into winter quarters.
Antigonus is now master of all Asia except Syria, which belongs to Ptolemy.
Ptolemy, Cassander, and Lysimachus now combine against Antigonus. Seleucus intrigues with Ptolemy to get back
Babj'lonia.