Antigonus II Gonatas - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas: Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas (c. 319 BC—239 BC) was a powerful ruler who definitely established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas: Encyclopedia Ii - Antigonus Ii Gonatas - King Of Macedonia
Antigonus II Gonatas - Antigonus against Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, Macedonia's Western neighbour, was a general of mercurial ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vergina: Encyclopedia - Vergina
Vergina (in Greek Βεργίνα; also spelled Verghína and Veryína) is a small town in northern Greece, located at coordinates 40°28�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aratus: Encyclopedia - Aratus
Aratus (Greek Aratos) (ca. 315 BC/310 BC – 240 BC) was a Macedonian Greek poet, known for his technical poetry. Aratus - Biography. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 319 Bc: Encyclopedia - 319 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was one of several political states founded after the death of Alexander the Great, whose generals squabbled over th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Partition Of Alexander's Empire 323-281 Bc
Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire within a short time-frame and died young, leaving an expansive empire of partly Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Heraclea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Heraclea - Background
Taranto was a Greek colony, part of Magna Graecia. The leading faction in Taranto, the democrats under Philocharis or Ainesias, was again...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Ashoka's Proselytism
In order to propagate the Buddhist faith, Ashoka explains he sent emissaries to the Hellenistic kings as far as the Mediterranean, and to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - The Greek Period
Taranto - Foundation and splendour. Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants. It is the only Spartan colony, and its origin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Partition Of Alexander's Empire 323-281 Bc
Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire within a short time-frame and died young, leaving an expansive empire of partly Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aratus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aratus - Writings
Aratus' principal work, the Phaenomena ("Appearances"), versifies one or more works of Eudoxus of Cnidus. In 1,154 hexameters he lays bar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - From Renaissance To Unification
In March 1502, the Spanish fleet of Ferdinand II of Aragon, allied to Louis XII of France, seized the port of Taranto, and conquered the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Heraclea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Heraclea - Preparation
Before he left Epirus, he borrowed some phalanxes from King Ptolemy Keraunos of Macedon, and demanded ships and money from the Syrian kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - In Modern Media
The Seleucid Empire is one of a number of factions in the 2004 PC game Rome: Total War. The Jewish Maccabees, who expelled the Seleucid, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - An Overextended Domain
Nevertheless, even before Seleucus' death, the vast eastern domains of the Seleucids were proving difficult to assert control over. Seleu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Principality Of Taranto 1088-1465
Taranto became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto, who obtained it as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Heraclea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Heraclea - The Battle
Pyrrhus didn't march against the Romans while he was waiting for his allies' reinforcements. When he understood that reinforcements were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Roman And Byzantine Periods
Taranto - Roman Republic and Empire. In 122 BC a Roman colony was founded next to Taranto, according to the law proposed by Gaius Sempr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Moral Precepts
The Dharma preached by Ashoka is explained mainly in term of moral precepts, based on the doing of good deeds, respect for others, genero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Ashoka's Conversion
Ashoka explains that he converted to Buddhism out of remorse for his conquest of the Kalingas around 264 BCE in eastern India (near the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - In Modern Media
The Seleucid Empire is one of a number of factions in the 2004 PC game Rome: Total War. The Jewish revolt Maccabee who expelled the Seleu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Collapse Of The Seleucid Empire
By 100 BC, the once formidable Seleucid Empire encompassed little more than Antioch and some Syrian cities. Despite the clear collapse of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Religious Precepts
Edicts of Ashoka - Budddhism. Beyond spreading the moral virtues of Buddhism, Ashoka also insisted that the word of the Buddha be read ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Eclipse And Revival
By the time Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC, the Seleucids seemed to be at a low ebb indeed. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Social Welfare
Ashoka allegedly took great care of the welfare of his (human and animal) populations and those beyond his borders, spreading the use of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - The Power Of Rome And Renewed Disintegration
But Antiochus' glory was not to last for long. Following his erstwhile ally Philip's defeat at the hands of Rome in 197 BC, Antiochus now...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seleucid Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Seleucid Empire - Civil War And Further Decay
After the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid Empire became increasingly unstable. Frequent civil wars made central authority t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas: Encyclopedia Ii - Antigonus Ii Gonatas - In The Wilderness
In 285 BC, Demetrius, worn down by his fruitless campaign, surrendered to Seleucus. At this point he wrote to son and his commanders in A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas: Encyclopedia Ii - Antigonus Ii Gonatas - Birth And Family
Antigonus Gonatas was born around 319 BC, probably in Gonnoi in Thessaly. He was related to the most powerful of the Diadochi (the genera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antigonus Ii Gonatas: Encyclopedia Ii - Antigonus Ii Gonatas - Demetrius's General
The fate of Antigonus Gonatas, now 18, was closely tied with that of his father Demetrius who escaped from the battle with 9.000 troops. ...   » Read the article