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====Conclusion====
Eumenes was a brilliant an extraordinary man and he was regarded in antiquity as one of the most brilliant men in the early Hellenistic World. Despite his limited military experience, he proved to be a brilliant leader and military tactician. However, he ultimately failed in to accomplish his projects goals and his protect Alexander's legacy. His impact on the development of the Hellenistic World was negligible. His determination and strategy helped only to prolong the First War of the Diadochi. His was also a very significant factor in the Second Diadochi War and this was to lead to a civil war from Asia Minor to Iran and only further added to the fragmentation of the Alexander's Empire that had been won by Alexander. The Greek He attempted to keep alive the vision of Alexander of a great and unified Empire that would enable the unification of European and non-European, but he failed. Moreover, with his defeat, which marked the end of the Second Diadochi War, which led to the fate destruction of the Argead dynasty was sealed and soon passed into history.
====Further Reading====
* Bosworth, A. "History and artifice in Plutarch’s Eumenes." <i>In Plutarch and the historical tradition</i>, pp. 64-97 (London, Routledge, 2002).