ANTIGONUS II GONATAS


Meaning of ANTIGONUS II GONATAS in English

born 0441; 320

died 239 BC

King of Macedonia (276–239 BC).

The son of Demetrius I Poliorcetes , he defeated the Gauls in Greece (279) and in Asia Minor (277), occupied key cities, and made alliances. He defeated Pyrrhus of Epirus in Greece (272) to solidify his control in Macedonia. In the Chremonidean War (267–261), he achieved lasting victory over Egypt, Sparta, and Athens. He allied with the Aetolian League and local tyrants to stave off incursions of the Achaean League . His defeat of the Egyptian fleet at Andros (244?) assured Macedonian hegemony in the Aegean.

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