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Antigonus II Gonatas

c. 320–239 BCE · 3rd century BCE

Antigonus II Gonatas was king of Macedon and son of Demetrius Poliorcetes. His victory over the Gauls at Lysimachia in 277 BCE won him the Macedonian throne, and he established the Antigonid dynasty firmly in Macedon. He fought the Chremonidean War against Athens and Sparta and kept garrisons in key Greek cities such as Corinth.

Antigonus II Gonatas
Image: Antigone II (0319-0239 av. J.-C. ; roi de Macédoine). Autorité émettrice de monnaie présumée Antigonos III (0263-0221... · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia

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