The Antigonid dynasty was a Hellenistic royal house descended from Antigonus I Monophthalmus, one of the generals of Alexander the Great who fought for control of his empire after his death. Antigonus and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes took the title of king, but they failed to hold Alexander's empire together, and Antigonus was killed at the battle of Ipsus. The dynasty regained its position in Macedonia under Antigonus Gonatas, who ruled the kingdom and held control over many Greek cities. Its later kings, such as Philip V and Perseus, fought a series of wars with Rome. Perseus was defeated at the battle of Pydna, and Macedonia was divided into four republics.
Before and after
- 313 BCEThe Appian Way and the first Roman aqueduct
- 312 BCEConstruction of Appian Way
- from 312 BCE to 63 BCESeleucid Empire
- from 311 BCE to 309 BCEBabylonian War
- from 306 BCE to 168 BCEAntigonid dynasty
- from 305 BCE to 30 BCEPtolemaic dynasty
- from 305 BCE to 30 BCEPtolemaic Kingdom
- 304 BCEBirth of Ashoka
- from 4th century BCE to 5th centuryOrigins of Tanais
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