{"slug": "demetrius-ii-of-macedon", "label": "Demetrius II of Macedon", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_II_of_Macedon", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [-262, -226], "span_label": ["263 BCE", "227 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "macedon", "label": "Macedon", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "antigonus-ii-gonatas", "label": "Antigonus II Gonatas", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "epirus", "label": "Epirus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "philip-v-of-macedon", "label": "Philip V of Macedon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "antigonus-iii-doson", "label": "Antigonus III Doson", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ancient-corinth", "label": "Ancient Corinth", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "illyria", "label": "Illyria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "adriatic-sea", "label": "Adriatic Sea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "aetolia", "label": "Aetolia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "macedonia-ancient-kingdom", "label": "Macedonia (ancient kingdom)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -262, "year_label": "263 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Alexander II of Epirus attacks and conquers the greater part of Macedonia. However, he is then driven out of both Macedonia and Epirus by Demetrius II, the son of King Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedonia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325948852#Greece", "title": "263 BC", "revid": 1325948852, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -244, "year_label": "245 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "After the death of his nephew, Alexander of Corinth, Antigonus II gives Nicaea, Alexander's widow, to his son Demetrius in marriage. Through this action, Antigonus II regains Corinth which has been independent while under the rule of Alexander of Corinth.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172724#Greece", "title": "245 BC", "revid": 1354172724, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -238, "year_label": "239 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Antigonus II, King of Macedonia, dies and is succeeded by his son, Demetrius II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1212004865#Greece", "title": "239 BC", "revid": 1212004865, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -233, "year_label": "234 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The city of Pleuron is destroyed by Demetrius II of Macedon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1218450136#Greece", "title": "234 BC", "revid": 1218450136, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -230, "year_label": "231 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Demetrius II, king of Macedonia, seeks military help from Agron, king of Illyria, a loosely organized state on the Adriatic coast north of Epirus, against the advancing Aetolians. The Illyrian army routs the Aetolians and returns home as the victor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1276082373#Greece", "title": "231 BC", "revid": 1276082373, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -228, "year_label": "229 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Demetrius II, Macedonian king from 239 BC (b. c. 276 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1205848400#Deaths", "title": "229 BC", "revid": 1205848400, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -228, "year_label": "229 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The King of Macedonia, Demetrius II, dies. His nephew, Antigonus III comes to the Macedonian throne as regent for his half-cousin and the future king Philip V, who is only ten years old.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1205848400#Illyria", "title": "229 BC", "revid": 1205848400, "section": "Events › By place › Illyria"}}, {"year": -226, "year_label": "227 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "The Macedonian regent, Antigonus III, marries the former king Demetrius II's widow, Phthia, and assumes the crown thus deposing the young Philip V.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288758207#Greece", "title": "227 BC", "revid": 1288758207, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}]}