Antigonid dynasty
| Antigonid Δυναστεία των Αντιγονιδών Dunasteia ton Antigonidon Δυναστεία των Αντιγονιδών |
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| Capital | ? | |||
| Language(s) | Greek | |||
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion | |||
| Government | Monarchy | |||
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| - 306 BC – 301 BC | Antigonus I Monophthalmus | |||
| - 179 BC – 168 BC | Perseus of Macedon | |||
| Historical era | Hellenistic | |||
| - Established | 306 BC | |||
| - Antioch conquered by Pompey | ||||
| - Defeat by Rome | 168 BC | |||
The Antigonid dynasty (Greek: Δυναστεία των Αντιγονιδών) was a dynasty of Hellenistic kings descended from Alexander the Great's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-eyed").
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[edit] History
Succeeding the Antipatrid dynasty in much of Macedonia, Antigonus ruled mostly over Asia Minor and northern Syria. His attempts to take control of the whole of Alexander's empire led to his defeat and death at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC. Antigonus's son Demetrius I Poliorcetes survived the battle, and managed to seize control of Macedon itself a few years later, but eventually lost his throne, dying in prison. After a period of confusion, Demetrius's son Antigonus II Gonatas was able to establish the family's control over the old Kingdom of Macedon, as well as over most of the Greek city-states, by 276 BC.[2]
[edit] Legacy
It was one of four dynasties established by Alexander's successors, the others being the Seleucid dynasty, Ptolemaic dynasty and Attalid dynasty. The last scion of the dynasty, Perseus of Macedon, who reigned between 179-168 BCE, proved unable to stop the advancing Roman legions and Macedon's defeat at the Battle of Pydna signaled the end of the dynasty.[3]
[edit] Dynasty
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The members of the Antigonid dynasty were:
| King | Reign (BCE) | Consort(s) | Comments |
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| Antigonus I Monophthalmus | 306 BC – 301 BC | Stratonice | |
| Demetrius I Poliorcetes | 294 BC-287 BC | Phila Ptolemais |
Ptolemais was a daughter of Ptolemy I Soter and mother of Demetrius the Fair, King of Cyrene. |
| Antigonus II Gonatas | 276 BC-239 BC | Phila | Son of Demetrius Poliorcetes, grandson of Antigonus |
| Demetrius II Aetolicus | 239 BC-229 BC | Stratonice of Macedon Phthia of Epirus Nicaea of Corinth |
Son of Antigonus II and Phila |
| Antigonus III Doson | 229 BC - 221 BC | Phthia of Epirus | Son of Demetrius the Fair, King of Cyrene. |
| Philip V | 221 BC-179 BC | Polycratia of Argos | Son of Demetrius II and Phthia of Epirus |
| Perseus | 179 BC-168 BC | Laodice V, Seleucid Princess |
The Greek rebel against Rome and last King of Macedonia, Andriscus, claimed to be the son of Perseus.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Taagepera, Rein (1979). "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D.". Social Science History 3 (3/4): 121. doi:10.2307/1170959. JSTOR 1170959.
- ^ J. Spielvogel, Jackson (2005). Western Civilization: Volume I: To 1715. Thomson Wadsworth. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0534646034. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xcNIBlwrjMsC&pg=PA89&dq=Antigonid+dynasty#PPA90,M1.
- ^ Britannica, Antigonid dynasty, 2008, O.Ed. But Perseus’ failure to deploy his full resources brought about his defeat (168) at Pydna in Macedonia and signaled the end of the dynasty."
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