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- Demetrius I Poliorcetes (/ dɪˈmiːtriəs pɒliɔːrˈsiːtiːz /; 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 between 294–288 BC.
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Demetrius I Poliorcetes ( / dɪˈmiːtriəs pɒliɔːrˈsiːtiːz /; 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 between 294–288 BC.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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- Rhodian victoryColossus of Rhodes is erected
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 ...
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'.
Demetrius I of Macedon, also known as Demetrius Poliorcetes (meaning "The Besieger"), was a prominent figure in the Hellenistic period. He was a member of the Antigonid dynasty and played a significant role in the tumultuous power struggles following the death of Alexander the Great.
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