Demetrius I of Macedon

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Diadochi Hellenistic king Macedonian monarch ancient Greek general

Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Demetrius I of Macedon canonical 18
Demetrius I Poliorcetes 8
Demetrius I 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Diadochi ⓘ
Hellenistic king ⓘ
Macedonian monarch ⓘ
ancient Greek general ⓘ
alliedWith Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ
birthYear 337 BC ⓘ
burialPlace Corinth ⓘ
capturedBy Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
capturedCity Athens ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness in captivity ⓘ
child Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Stratonice of Syria ⓘ
citizenship Macedon ⓘ
coinageDepiction portrayed with bull’s horns ⓘ
deathYear 283 BC ⓘ
dynasty Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
epithet Poliorcetes ⓘ
epithetMeaning The Besieger ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
father Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ
foughtAgainst Cassander of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Cassander

Lysimachus ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ
Rhodes ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ
fullName Demetrius I of Macedon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
honoredAs Savior-god in Athens ⓘ
knownFor construction of large siege engines ⓘ
naval warfare innovations ⓘ
role in the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
siege warfare innovations ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
militaryRank strategos (general) ⓘ
mother Stratonice of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Stratonice
notableBattle Battle of Gabiene ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) ⓘ
Battle of Ipsus ⓘ
Battle of Paraitakene ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Paraetacene

Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Salamis (306 BC)

Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC) ⓘ
notableCampaign campaigns in Asia Minor ⓘ
campaigns in Cyprus ⓘ
campaigns in Greece ⓘ
notableInvention Helepolis siege tower at Rhodes ⓘ
placeOfDeath Apamea on the Orontes ⓘ
surface form: Apamea in Syria
predecessor Cassander of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Cassander
proclaimedKing 306 BC ⓘ
proclaimedKingBy Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ
reignEnd 288 BC ⓘ
reignStart 294 BC ⓘ
reignTitle King of Macedon ⓘ
spouse Deidamia I of Epirus ⓘ
Eurydice I ⓘ
surface form: Eurydice

Phila ⓘ
Ptolemais ⓘ
successor Lysimachus ⓘ
Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
title Basileus (King) ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hellenistic period → notableFigure → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Magnesia → foundedBy → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
subject surface form: Demetrias
Diadochi → hasPart → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Demetrias → foundedBy → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Demetrias → namedAfter → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → notableRuler → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → majorRuler → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I
Cassander of Macedon → opponent → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Antigonus II Gonatas → father → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → fatherOf → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → child → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → associatedWith → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Antigonus I Monophthalmus → successor → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Demetrius I of Macedon → fullName → Demetrius I of Macedon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Lysimachus → rival → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Pyrrhus of Epirus → mentor → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Macedonian navy → notableCommander → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Macedonian navy → expandedUnderRuler → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → belligerent → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → commander → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Battle of Gaza (312 BC) → opponentOf → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) → commander → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Antigonid dynasty → hasMember → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Battle of Ipsus → belligerent → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Battle of Ipsus → commander → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Battle of Ipsus → involvedPerson → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
Perseus of Macedon → sibling → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius of Macedon
Antigonus III Doson → grandfather → Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Demetrius I Poliorcetes