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Plutarch on Demetrius becoming king of Macedonia
Demetrius In 298, the ruler of Macedonia, Cassander, died. His two brothers now divided the kingdom: Antipater received the western and…Plutarch on the birth of Alexander
Although Alexander the Great was the son of king Philip of Macedonia and queen Olympias, he claimed to be the son of a god. As a consequence, stories about his miraculous procreation were needed. In section 2-3 of his Life…Plutarch on the Diadochi assuming royal titles
Demetrius' victory over Ptolemy at Salamis in 306 gave him and his father Antigonus Monophthalmus so much credit, that it was widely believed that they would reunite the empire of Alexander the Great. With some justification, the two men accepted…Plutarch on the liberation of Athens
Few generals have received the honors that Demetrius I Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus Monophthalmus, received in 307 when he liberated Athens. It was an important event in the Fourth War of the Diadochi (the successors of Alexander the Great), because…Plutarch on the Persian envoys
There were many stories invented about Alexander's youth, in which he was supposed already to have shown signs of his future greatness. In section 5 of his Life of Alexander, the Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea tells several anecdotes, like…Plutarch on Timoleon
Sicily The philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122) is the author of a series of double biographies in which he compared Greeks…Polyaenus
Polyaenus: Greek-Roman author (second century CE) of a collection of stratagems. Portait of a Roman man, third quarter of the second…Polybius
Polybius of Megalopolis (c.200-c.118): Greek historian, author of an important World History that describes the rise of Rome.The Changing Structure of History …Polycrates
Polycrates: powerful tyrant of Samos between 540 and 522 BCE. His downfall shocked the Greek world. Samos, Temple of Hera, Statue…Polyperchon
Polyperchon (394-c.303): Macedonian officer, regent for king Philip Arridaeus and Alexander, the son of Alexander the Great.Polyperchon was born as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Simmias in the district of Tymphaea, the valley of the Upper Haliacmon. This…
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