Antigonus III Doson

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Antigonus III Doson was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for restoring Macedonian power in Greece through military and diplomatic successes before his early death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek monarch ⓘ
king of Macedon ⓘ
member of the Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
alliedWith Acarnanians ⓘ
Achaean League ⓘ
Boeotian League ⓘ
Epirots ⓘ
birthCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
child Demetrius (son of Antigonus III) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Macedon ⓘ
deathCause illness ⓘ
deathCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
deathPlace Macedon ⓘ
dynasty Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
epithet Doson ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
father Demetrius the Fair ⓘ
floruit 3rd century BC ⓘ
givenName Antigonus ⓘ
governedTerritory Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
grandfather Demetrius I Poliorcetes ⓘ
historicalReputation capable and moderate ruler ⓘ
knownFor defeating Sparta at the Battle of Sellasia ⓘ
diplomatic skill ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
restoring Macedonian hegemony in Greece ⓘ
languageSpoken Ancient Greek ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Sellasia ⓘ
opponent Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
participatedIn Cleomenean War ⓘ
policy restoration of Macedonian influence in the Peloponnese ⓘ
support of Greek leagues against Sparta ⓘ
positionHeld King of Macedon ⓘ
predecessor Demetrius II Aetolicus ⓘ
regentFor Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
reignEnd 221 BC ⓘ
reignStart 229 BC ⓘ
relative Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
royalHouse Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Chryseis ⓘ
Phthia of Epirus ⓘ
linked to: Phthia of Macedon
successor Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
territorialExpansion reasserted Macedonian control over southern Greece ⓘ

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Philip V of Macedon → predecessor → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Antigonid dynasty → hasMember → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Aratus of Sicyon → opposedBy → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Phila II → relative → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Demetrius II Aetolicus → successor → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Demetrius II Aetolicus → succeededBy → Antigonus III Doson as regent and king ⓘ
linked to: Antigonus III Doson
Cleomenes III of Sparta → opponent → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Cleomenes III of Sparta → defeatedBy → Antigonus III Doson ⓘ