Everything about The Antigonid Dynasty totally explained
The
Antigonid dynasty was a dynasty of
Hellenistic kings descended from
Alexander the Great's general
Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-eyed"). 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.
It was one of three empires formed by Alexander's generals, the others being the
Seleucid dynasty and
Ptolemaic dynasty. The dynasty ended with the
Roman domination of the area after the
Battle of Pydna in
168 BC.
The members of the Antingonid dynasty were:
Andriscus claimed to be the son of Perseus.
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