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Demetrius II Aetolicus

King of Macedonia

8 dated entries naming Demetrius II Aetolicus, drawn from 7 separate years between 263 BCE and 227 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 BCEAlexander 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.source
  • 245 BCEAfter 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.source
  • 239 BCEAntigonus II, King of Macedonia, dies and is succeeded by his son, Demetrius II.source
  • 234 BCEThe city of Pleuron is destroyed by Demetrius II of Macedon.source
  • 231 BCEDemetrius 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.source
  • 229 BCEDemetrius II, Macedonian king from 239 BC (b. c. 276 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

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