Antigonus II Gonatas

Antigonus II Gonatas was king of Macedonia from 277 to 239 BCE. He secured Antigonid rule after the Wars of the Diadochi and resisted challenges from Greek states and rival dynasties.

Battle of Lysimachia: A battle fought in 277 BCE in which Antigonus Gonatas defeated invading Galatians in Thrace. The victory strengthened his claim to Macedonia after the Galatian invasion.
Wars of the Diadochi: A series of conflicts among Alexander the Great’s successors over his empire after his death in 323 BCE. These wars created the dynastic contest in which Gonatas’s family sought power.
Zeno of Citium: A Greek philosopher who founded Stoicism in Athens in the early third century BCE. Ancient accounts connect Gonatas with the Stoic philosopher and his circle.
Macedonia (ancient kingdom): An ancient kingdom in the northern Greek world that became a major power under the Argead and Antigonid dynasties. Gonatas restored the kingdom’s stability after decades of succession struggles.
Antigonid dynasty: The Hellenistic royal house that ruled Macedonia and parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Gonatas founded its durable rule over Macedonia.
Demetrius I Poliorcetes: A Macedonian king and military commander, father of Antigonus II Gonatas. Gonatas inherited his father’s dynastic claim and military legacy.
Aratus of Sicyon: A Greek statesman and general who led the Achaean League during its rise in the third century BCE. His political and military career embodied resistance to Macedonian influence in Greece.
Achaean League: A federation of Greek city-states that became a major power in the Peloponnese during the Hellenistic period. Its growth presented a lasting challenge to Macedonian influence after Gonatas.
Chremonidean War: A conflict from 267 to 261 BCE in which Athens and Sparta, backed by Ptolemy II, opposed Macedonian power. Gonatas defeated this coalition and reinforced Macedonian influence in Greece.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus: A successor of Alexander the Great who founded the Antigonid dynasty and died in 301 BCE. Gonatas’s grandfather began the royal house whose claims shaped his career.

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Battle of CorupediumRelated: He became a leading beneficiary of the power vacuum after Seleucus’s death.