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The '''Antigonid dynasty''' was a dynasty of [[Macedon]]ian kings descended from [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] general [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus]] ("the One-eyed"). Antigonus himself 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 such empires, 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:
*[[Antigonus I Monophthalmus]]
*[[Demetrius I Poliorcetes]] ([[294 BC]]-[[287 BC]])
*[[Antigonus II Gonatas]] ([[276 BC]]-[[239 BC]])
*[[Demetrius II of Macedon|Demetrius II]] (239 BC-[[229 BC]])
*[[Antigonus III Doson]] (229 BC - [[221 BC]])
*[[Philip V of Macedon|Philip V]] (221 BC-[[179 BC]])
*[[Perseus of Macedon|Perseus]] (179 BC-[[168 BC]])

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[[Category:Hellenistic civilization]]

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Irlandos at 17:53, July 15, 2006