Template:Did you know nominations/Perdiccas
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Perdiccas
Silver tetradrachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus struck under Perdiccas in Babylon, circa 323–320 BC
- ... that Perdiccas, regent of Alexander the Great's empire after Alexander's death, was proposed as king to great support but hesitated to accept the role?
- Source: Anson, Edward M. (2014). p. 15. Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444339628.
- Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Harren the Red (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Harren the Red (talk) 02:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC).
article recently promoted to Good Article. NO QPQ needed. Hook is interesting and cited inline. Citation verified using Google Books preview. No copyvio detected. Image is properly licensed and works at small size. Nihil obstat. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 15:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
- Harren the Red, it seems that more interesting hooks could perhaps be proposed. I find the line about Perdiccas taunting assassins into running away quite funny, for example. Great article! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
- AirshipJungleman29, thank you for the feedback! I guess I chose the king moment because I think it's interesting for a lay reader. "This guy could have succeeded Alexander... but didn't? Why?" But you're right, the assassin moment is quite funny. If a few other people also think it's a better DYK than the king one, I am very willing to rewrite this. Thanks again! Harren the Red (talk) 08:41, 27 June 2025
- Harren the Red, it seems that more interesting hooks could perhaps be proposed. I find the line about Perdiccas taunting assassins into running away quite funny, for example. Great article! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
- Suggested ALT1: ... that when Perdiccas, the successor of Alexander the Great, encountered assassins sent to kill him, he taunted and terrified them into running away?
Review needed for that hook. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:36, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
- Review still needed for ALT1, since original hook's interest has been questioned. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:58, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
ALT1 is definitely a much stronger hook than ALT0. Just provide a quick excerpt of the source here and we should be good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:47, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
