1st Edition

Antigonus II Gonatas A Political Biography

By Janice J. Gabbert Copyright 1997
96 Pages
by Routledge

96 Pages
by Routledge

96 Pages
by Routledge

Antigonus Gonatas assumed the title of King of Macedonia in 283 BC; he became the undisputed ruler of Macedonia in 276 BC and reigned for more than forty years. Blunt, honest and tenacious, Antigonus won not only Macedonia, but also its people. Pragmatic and occasionally ruthless, he was a well-educated man with a keen interest in philosophy. He gathered about him poets, philosophers and... Read more
1 THE EARLY YEARS 2 THE APPRENTICE KING 3 ANARCHY AND RECOVERY 4 THE STRUGGLE WITH PYRRHUS 5 THE GREEK HEGEMONY 6 THE CHREMONIDEAN WAR 7 AN OLD MAN’S TROUBLES 8 THE NATURE OF THE MONARCHY 9 THE MAN AND THE KING

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Janice J. Gabbert