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Demetrius I Poliorcetes (/ d ɪ ˈ m iː t r i ə s p ɒ l i ɔːr ˈ s iː t iː z /; 337 – 283 BC; Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής; Dēmḗtrios Poliorkētḗs, lit. ' the Besieger of Cities '), was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 – 301 BC and king of Macedon ...
Demetrius I Poliorcetes was the king of Macedonia from 294 to 288 bc. Demetrius was the son of Alexander the Great’s general Antigonus I Monophthalmus, in whose campaigns he commanded with distinction and whose empire, based in Asia, he attempted to rebuild.
Mar 23, 2016 · Demetrius I of Macedon, also known as Demetrios Poliorcetes, the 'Besieger' (c. 336 - c. 282 BCE), was a Macedonian king who, along with his father Antigonus I, fought for control of Alexander the Great's empire in the 'Successor Wars'.
The siege of Rhodes in 305–304 BC was one of the most notable sieges of antiquity, when Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to make it abandon its neutrality and end its close relationship with Ptolemy I.
Demetrius I Poliorcetes, was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 – 301 BC and king of Macedon between 294–288 BC. A member of the Antigonid dynasty, he was the son of its founder, Antigonus I Monophthalmus and his wife Stratonice, as well as the first member of the family to rule Macedon in ...
The dynasty was established when Demetrius I Poliorcetes, the son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, conquered the island of Cyprus, thereby giving his father control of the Aegean, the eastern Mediterranean, and all of the Middle East except Babylonia.
Demetrius Poliorcetes (337-283): king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 294-288. His nickname means "besieger of cities". Relatives. Demetrius Poliorcetes. Father: Antigonus Monophthalmus. Mother: Stratonice. First wife: Phila (daughter of Antipater ) Daughter: Stratonice I (married to Seleucus I Nicator and Antiochus I Soter) Son: Antigonus II Gonatas.
Jun 19, 2017 · Recent research has identified the subject as the Hellenistic king and general Demetrius I, known as “Poliorcetes” due to his renown in besieging enemy cities (ca. 336–283 BC). Together with his father, the Diadoch Antigonus I, Demetrius was the first successor to Alexander the Great (356–323 BC).
Mar 7, 2016 · Demetrius (4) I of Macedonia, ‘Poliorcetes’, ‘Besieger of Cities’ (336–283 bce), son of *Antigonus (1) I, was reared at his father's court in Phrygia and fled with him to Europe (322).
Demetrius I (337-283 BC), surnamed Poliorcetes ("Besieger") (modern Greek Δημήτριος ο Πολιορκητής), son of Antigonus I of Macedon and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon (294 - 288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty.
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