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Antigonus III Doson

king of Macedonia

8 dated entries naming Antigonus III Doson, drawn from 7 separate years between 263 BCE and 221 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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3rd century BC

  • 263 BCEAntigonus III Doson, king of Macedonia from 229 to 221 BC (d. 221 BC)source
  • 229 BCEThe 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.source
  • 227 BCEThe Macedonian regent, Antigonus III, marries the former king Demetrius II's widow, Phthia, and assumes the crown thus deposing the young Philip V.source
  • 224 BCEAfter the Spartan King Cleomenes III takes on Pellene, Phlius and Argos, Aratus of Sicyon is forced to call upon King Antigonus III of Macedonia for assistance. Antigonus III's forces fail to pierce Cleomenes' lines near Corinth, but a revolt against Cleomenes at Argos put the Spartans on the defensive.source
  • 223 BCEThe king of Macedonia, Antigonus III Doson, restores Macedonian influence in the Peloponnese for the first time in almost two decades. After signing alliances with the Achaeans, Boeotians, Thessalians and the Acarnanians, Antigonus invades the Peloponnese and drives the Spartans out of Argos, taking Orchomenus and Mantineia in the process.source
  • 222 BCEBattle of Sellasia: Cleomenes III of Sparta is defeated by Antigonus III of Macedon and his allies (the Achaean League, the Boeotian League, the Acarnanians, Epirus and the Illyrians under the command of Demetrius of Pharos) near Sellasia (north of Sparta) and flees to Egypt under the protection of King Ptolemy III. Antigonus III's forces occupy Sparta, which is the first time this city has ever been occupied.source
  • 221 BCEAntigonus III dies during a battle against the Illyrians and is succeeded by his young cousin Philip V as King of Macedonia.source
  • 221 BCEAntigonus III Doson, king of Macedon from 227 BC (b. 263 BC)source

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