ANTIGONUS I MONOPHTHALMUS

( (One-Eyed), ) born 382 BC died 301, Ipsus, Phrygia, Asia Minor [now in Turkey] also called Antigonus I Cyclops Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who founded the Macedonian dynasty of the Antigonids (306168 BC), becoming king in 306. An exceptional strategist and combat leader, he was also an astute ruler who cultivated the friendship of Athens and other Greek city-states. Additional reading C. Wehrli, Antigone et Demetrios (1968), a comprehensive biography with a discussion of sources and literature; H.H. Schmitt, Die Vertrge der griechisch-rmischen Welt von 338 bis 200 v. Chr. (1969), treats the foundation of the Hellenic union.