Diadochus Explained

Diodochus is the Latinized form of diadochos (el|διάδοχος|link=no, “heir, successor”). It can refer to:

Personal name

• Marcus Diadochus, 4th-century Christian writer
• Diadochos of Photiki, 5th-century Christian saint
• Proclus Diadochus, 5th-century Neoplatonic philosopher

Scientific names

• Marginella diadochus, a species of Marginellid sea snail
• Diadochite, a mineral
• Diadochokinesia, the ability to make antagonistic movements in quick succession
• Dysdiadokokinesia and adiadokokinesia, the medical terms for impaired or absent ability to make rapid alternating movements

Other

• Diadochi, successors of Alexander the Great
  • Wars of the Diadochi
• Diadochoupolis, a city in Mesopotamia
• Diadochos, the title of the Crown Prince of Greece

See also

• Successor (disambiguation)
• Epigonus (disambiguation)