Dynasty
The ruling members of the Antigonid dynasty were:
King | Reign (BCE) | Consort(s) | Comments |
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Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Western Asian Antigonid kingdom) | 306 BC – 301 BC | Stratonice | |
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Macedon, Cicilia) | 294 BC-287 BC | Phila Ptolemais Deïdameia Lanassa ?Eurydice ?Unnamed Illyrian woman |
Phila was a daughter of Antipater, and ancestor of all subsequent Antigonid kings of Macedon, except Antigonus III Doson, through her son Antigonus II Gonatas. Antigonus III Doson was descended from the marriage of Demetrius and Ptolemais, who was a daughter of Ptolemy I Soter and mother of Doson's father, Demetrius the Fair, the ephemeral King of Cyrene. Deïdameia was a daughter of Aeacides of Epirus and sister of Pyrrhus, she had one son, Alexander, by Demetrius. Demetrius had a further two sons, Demetrius the Thin and Corrhagus, the former by an unnamed Illyrian woman, the latter by a woman named Eurydice. Demetrius I Poliorcetes was the first Antigonid king of Macedon. |
Antigonus II Gonatas (Macedon) | 276 BC-239 BC | Phila | Son of Demetrius Poliorcetes and Phila, grandson of Antigonus I Monophthalmus. His wife, Phila, was the daughter of his sister, Stratonice. Only one known legitimate child, Demetrius II Aetolicus. |
Demetrius the Fair (Cyrene) | c. 250 BC | Olympias of Larissa Berenice II |
Son of Demetrius I Poliorcetes and Ptolemaïs. Father of Antigonus III Doson and, apparently, Echecrates by Olympias. |
Demetrius II Aetolicus (Macedon) | 239 BC-229 BC | Stratonice of Macedon Phthia of Epirus Nicaea of Corinth Chryseis |
Son of Antigonus II and Phila. Stratonice of Macedon was a daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice. Phthia of Epirus was a daughter of Alexander II of Epirus and Olympias II of Epirus. Nicaea of Corinth was the widow of Demetrius' cousin, Alexander of Corinth. Chryseis was a former captive of Demetrius. Only known son, Philip by Chryseis, also had a daughter by Stratonice of Macedon, Apama III. |
Antigonus III Doson (Macedon) | 229 BC - 221 BC | Chryseis | Son of Demetrius the Fair and Olympias of Larissa. Children unknown. |
Philip V (Macedon) | 221 BC-179 BC | Polycratia of Argos | Son of Demetrius II and Chryseis. At least four children, all by Polycratia: Perseus of Macedon, Apame, Demetrius and Philippus. |
Perseus (Macedon) | 179 BC-168 BC | Laodice V | Laodice V was a daughter of the Seleucid king, Seleucus IV Philopator. At least two sons, Philip and Alexander. |
The Greek rebel against Rome and last King of Macedonia, Andriscus, claimed to be the son of Perseus.
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