Antigonus II Gonatas

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Antigonus II Gonatas was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon who consolidated Antigonid rule and restored Macedonian power after the turmoil following Alexander the Great’s death.

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Antigonus II Gonatas canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antigonid dynasty ruler
Hellenistic ruler
king of Macedon
ally Seleucid Empire
battle Battle of Lysimachia
birthPlace Macedon
capital Pella, Greece
surface form: Pella
causeOfFame long and relatively stable reign in Macedon
child Demetrius II Aetolicus
Stratonice of Macedon
conflict Chremonidean War
controlled Macedon
parts of mainland Greece
country Macedon
deathPlace Macedon
dynasty Antigonid dynasty
era Hellenistic period
father Demetrius I of Macedon
surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
floruit 3rd century BC
fullName Antigonus II Gonatas self-link
grandfather Antigonus I Monophthalmus
historicalRegion Macedon
surface form: Ancient Macedonia
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
mother Phila of Elimeia
surface form: Phila I
notableFor consolidation of Antigonid rule in Macedon
restoration of Macedonian power after the Wars of the Diadochi
victory over the Gauls at Lysimachia
opponent Areus I of Sparta
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
policy maintenance of Macedonian hegemony in Greece
positionHeld King of Macedon
predecessor Ptolemy Keraunos
reignEnd 239 BC
reignStart 277 BC
relative Alexander the Great
religion Ancient Greek religion
sexOrGender male
spouse Phila II
succeeded re-establishment of stable monarchy in Macedon
successor Demetrius II Aetolicus
successorState Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids
surface form: Kingdom of Macedon under Demetrius II Aetolicus
usedTitle Basileus (King)

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Pella, Greece birthplaceOf Antigonus II Gonatas
Diadochi hasPart Antigonus II Gonatas
Macedon notableKing Antigonus II Gonatas
Nicomedes I of Bithynia contemporaryOf Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas fullName Antigonus II Gonatas self-link
Antiochus I alliedWith Antigonus II Gonatas
Demetrius I of Macedon child Antigonus II Gonatas
Pyrrhus of Epirus opponent Antigonus II Gonatas
Persaeus of Citium associatedWith Antigonus II Gonatas
Macedonian navy notableCommander Antigonus II Gonatas
Macedonian navy expandedUnderRuler Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonid dynasty hasMember Antigonus II Gonatas
Chremonidean War opposedBy Antigonus II Gonatas
Macedonians notableKing Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus III Doson relative Antigonus II Gonatas