* Cassander: He ruled over Macedonia and Greece.
* Lysimachus: He controlled Thrace and Asia Minor.
* Seleucus I Nicator: He founded the Seleucid Empire, which encompassed Mesopotamia, Syria, and Persia.
* Ptolemy I Soter: He established the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt and Cyrenaica.
These four generals eventually became independent rulers and founded their own dynasties. In Greece, there were also some city-states that regained their independence after Alexander's death.