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This page presents a non-exhaustive list of cities conquered or besieged by Demetrius I Poliorcetes during his military campaigns from 311 to 285 BC. List of sieges
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (/ d ɪ ˈ m iː t r i ə s p ɒ l i ɔːr ˈ s iː t iː z /; Greek: Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής, Dēmḗtrios Poliorkētḗs, lit. ' the Besieger of Cities '; 337 – 283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 and 301 BC, and king of Macedon between 294 and 288 BC.
Pat Wheatley: Lamia and the Besieger: An Athenian Hetaera and a Macedonian King. In: Olga Palagia; Stephen Tracey: The Macedonians in Athens, 322–229 B.C. Proceedings of an international conference held at the University of Athens, May 24–26, 2001, Oakville 2003, S. 30–36. Pat Wheatley, Charlotte Dunn: Demetrius the Besieger, Oxford 2020.
The sources are particularly vague and elusive regarding this battle: it took place at an unknown location, likely in Syria [4] or the Levant, named Myus. [1] [5] Demetrius set an ambush for his adversary and managed to destroy a sufficiently significant portion of their forces, although ancient sources varied between the entirety [2] [3] and a small number, [6] to repel the Egyptian incursion.
294 BC Alexander V of Macedon, assassinated by Demetrius Poliorcetes; 281 BC Seleucus I Nicator, assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus; 249 BC Demetrius of Cyrene, assassinated by his wife Berenice II; 246 BC Antiochus II Theos, poisoned by his wife Laodice I; 241 BC Agis IV of Sparta, executed by ephors without a regular trial
Marble bust of Demetrius I Poliorcetes. Roman copy from 1st century AD of a Greek original from 3rd century BC. Antigonus' second attack was with an army of 4,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry led by Antigonus' son Demetrius "the Besieger". [9] [14] The Nabataean scouts spotted the marching enemy and used smoke signals to warn of the approaching army.
The police chief said Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith were involved in the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, 29, who was Black.
Demetrius assessed the lost situation of the battle and the death of Antigonus, then fled the battlefield. [5] This was a pragmatic choice aimed at preserving the remnants of the available Antigonid power. [5] While the victorious Diadochi gathered to divide Antigonus's lands, [6] Demetrius rushed westward and quickly headed toward Ephesus.