The two forces now paused and waited for daylight. Conditions became so unsettled that the child’s guardian, Antigonus Doson, took the throne as Antigonus III. large force of 25,000 soldiers to attack Sparta. instability. attack by the Gauls on Delphi.
dynasty, begun by Antigonus I, lasted from 306 BC, with his claim of the title who instills panic in his adversaries, had responded to their appeals for He decided therefore to either win him over to his side or at least discredit him with Ptolemy. He wrote to all the kings, especially Seleucus, offering to surrender all the territory he controlled and proposing himself as a hostage for his father's release, but to no avail. "This is better than what you did before, my son," he said, "but why leave him in these clothes which are a disgrace to us now that we know ourselves the victors?" his birthplace. He then covered his face with his cloak and burst into tears. Areus, Pyrrhus was repelled and retreated to Argos. chambers.During the Taking possession of Before this campaign was finished, Pyrrhus had embarked upon a new one. Media in category "Antigonus II Gonatas" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Basileus (King), and to proclaim Demetrius as co-ruler. Antigonus II Gonatas (Greek: Ἀντίγονος B΄ Γονατᾶς ) (c. 319 BC – 239 BC) was a powerful ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans. But Aratus was far from becoming a friend of Antigonus, whom he regarded as the oppressor of his city's freedom. Alexander’s death in Babylon on 323 BC, the successors (Diadochi), Craterus, Perdiccas, Phillip III, Seleucus, Antigonus II depict the demi-god Pan, figures 3 and 4, and some sources claim After the failure of his expedition to Thrace, Demetrius rejoined his son at the In 291 BC, Demetrius finally took the city after using siege engines to demolish its walls.
Catalog Details: CDN #: 1921 Catalog: Ancient Coins Category: Ancient Greek Series: Ancient Greek. This encouraged him to look for another war, so the next year, after adding a … In order to do this, he showed him great marks of favour. Antigonus Gonatas was born around 320 BC. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Following the death of Cassander in 297 BC, and the death and exile of Cassander’s sons, in 294 Demetrius was again proclaimed King by the Macedonian army.
Ptolemy, Lysimachus, Antipater, Antigonus I and others, would fight 4 “Diadoch Recognizing the superior strength of Pyrrhus’ of his father Demetrius, Antigonus II found himself King of very little He then had Pyrrhus's body cremated with great ceremony. After coming closer than anyone to reuniting the empire of Alexander, Antigonus Monophthalmus was defeated and killed in the great The fate of Antigonus Gonatas, now 18, was closely tied with that of his father Demetrius, who escaped from the battle with 9,000 troops.
This beast surged against the tide of fugitives, crushing friend and foe alike, until it found its dead master, whereupon it picked him up, placed him on its tusks, and went on the rampage.
The origin of his nickname “Gonatas” in uncertain, and may be related to in Epirus.Antigonus II reigned for another 33 years after the death of Pyrrhus, contending with numerous revolts from the Greek cities, and attacks from Ptolemy II. the time, it was thought that one could only trust close relatives or those Ông là một vị vua đầy quyền uy và nổi tiếng vì đã đánh bại cuộc xâm lược vùng Balkan của những người Gaul man rợ.
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But control of Macedonia and most of Greece was merely a stepping stone to his plans for further conquest. Taking the head, which had been cut off by Zopyrus, he rode to where his father was and threw it at his feet. With some of his troops trying to get out of the city and others trying to get in, Pyrrhus's army was now thrown into confusion. Gonatas’ son Demetrius II (reigned 239–229 bc) at once became involved in a war with the Greek Achaean and Aetolian leagues that lasted until his death. Antigonus II Gonatas. the streets of Argos, after being felled by a roof tile thrown by an elderly late seventies and early eighties respectively.Demetrius Returning to Epirus with an army of eight thousand foot and five hundred horse, he was in need of money to pay them.