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In the campaign of 306 BC, he defeated Ptolemy and Menelaus, Ptolemy's brother, in the naval Battle of Salamis, completely destroying the naval power of Ptolemaic Egypt. [6] Demetrius conquered Cyprus in 306 BC, capturing one of Ptolemy's sons. [8] Following the victory, Antigonus assumed the title "king" and bestowed the same upon his son ...
Demetrius even built the now notable siege tower, known as the Helepolis, in his attempt to take the city. [ 4 ] The citizens of Rhodes were successful in resisting Demetrius; after one year he abandoned the siege and signed a peace agreement (304 BC) which Demetrius presented as a victory because Rhodes agreed to remain neutral in his war with ...
When Julius Caesar arrived in Egypt and supported Cleopatra in the struggle between her and her brother. Pothinus organized military opposition against Caesar. In the Alexandrinian war that followed, the Gabiniani played an important role: they were the core divisions of Achillas' army that comprised 20,000 infantrymen and 2000 cavalrymen.
In 306 BC, Antigonus sent his son Demetrius to invade the island, which was defended by Ptolemy's brother Menelaus. After landing on the northeastern part of the island, Demetrius marched to Salamis, defeated Menelaus in a battle, and laid siege to the city.
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.
Nicaea of Corinth was the widow of Demetrius' cousin, Alexander of Corinth. Chryseis was a former captive of Demetrius. [11] Only known son, Philip by Chryseis, also had a daughter by Stratonice of Macedon, Apama III. Antigonus III Doson (Macedon) 229–221 BC: Chryseis: Son of Demetrius the Fair and Olympias of Larissa. Children unknown.
In 312 BC, allied with Seleucus, the ruler of Babylonia, he defeated Demetrius, the son of Antigonus, in the battle of Gaza. In 311 BC, a peace was concluded between the combatants, but in 309 BC war broke out again, and Ptolemy occupied Corinth and other parts of Greece, although he lost Cyprus after a naval battle in 306 BC.
Demetrius Poliorcetes, the son of Antigonus, wrested part of Greece from Cassander. [6] In 306 BC, Philip, Antigonus's youngest son, died a premature death, aged about 26–28. [38] This was a severe blow to Antigonus, who not only lost a son, but also a general who might have been of the greatest value to him in the campaigns to come. [39]