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Demetrius I Poliorcetes

Type Figure Region Macedonia Time c. -336–-283 Also known as Demetrius I Poliorcetes、Demetrius the Besieger、攻城者德米特里

Demetrius I, son of Antigonus I, was the most legendary general of the Wars of the Diadochi, famed for sieges of Rhodes and Athens, twice king of Mac…

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  1. c. -336–-306Macedonia · MacedoniaDemetrius was the son of Antigonus the One-Eyed and campaigned with his father from youth. In the Wars of the Diadochi he served as the main commander, taking part in military operations in Asia Minor, Syria, and Greece, displaying outstanding siege and naval capabilities and becoming a key figure in the expansion of Antigonid power.
  2. -306–-301Rhodes · RhodesAround 306 BCE Demetrius and his father both assumed the royal title. He launched the famous siege of Rhodes (unsuccessfully) and captured Athens, establishing a puppet regime in Greece and earning the epithet Poliorcetes (the Besieger). After his father fell at the Battle of Ipsus, he led his remaining forces through Greece and Asia Minor.
  3. -301–-283Macedonia · MacedoniaAfter Ipsus Demetrius seized the Macedonian throne twice (around 294 and 287 BCE), but his rule was unstable. Expelled from Athens in 287 BCE, his power declined. Around 285 BCE he was captured by Seleucus I and imprisoned in Cilicia, dying in 283 BCE.

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