Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος ὁ Μονόφθαλμος, "Antigonus the Ane-eyed", 382–301 BC), son o Philip frae Elimeia, wis a Macedonian nobleman, general, an satrap unner Alexander the Great. During his early life he served unner Philip II, an he wis a major figur in the Wars o the Diadochi efter Alexander's daith, declarin himsel king in 306 BC an establishin the Antigonid dynasty.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus Ἀντίγονος ὁ Μονόφθαλμος | |
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Foonder o the Antigonid dynasty | |
Coin o Antigonus I Monophthalmus, the Greek inscription reads "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ" meanin ([coin] o keeng Antigonus) | |
Ring | 306–301 BC |
Coronation | 306 BC, Salamis, Cyprus |
Predecessor | Eumenes |
Successor | Demetrius I |
Born | 382 BC Elimeia, Macedon |
Dee'd | 301 BC (aged 81) Ipsus, Phrygie |
Consort | Stratonice |
Dynasty | Antigonid dynasty |
Faither | Philip |