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"Demetrius is where the Antigonid dynasty really took off". Demetrius actually marks the low point of the dynasty. He did manage to become King of Macedon, not by ousting Cassander (he had died), but Cassander's squabbling sons. However, he ended his life as a prisoner of war for the Seleucids after a failed bid to reconquer his father's old eastern possessions. When he finally did die, having drunk himself to death, his son and heir Antigonus II Gonatas barely had a toehold in the Hellenistic power scheme (I believe he only held "the fetters of Greece", the three fortified points of Chalcis, Corinth and Demetrias). It was only after taking advantage of the confusion following the death of Ptolemy Ceranus and later of Pyrrhus of Epirus that he was able to establish the Antigonids on a more permanent footing as the new royal house of Macedon.
Little correction, sir. Antigonus the first, the old "One eye" was NOT companion of Alexander, he was companion of Phillip and along Antipater and Parmenyon part of the old guard, that Alexander sought to replace with his kinsmen. Alexander left Antigonus in Anatolia (Turkey) to deal with logistics and local rebels. He couldnt foresee, that he left behind perhaps his most gifted general. When the other generals started to partition empire at Babylon, Antigonus straight up ignored them and asked Antipater (regent of Macedon) for more troops. The request was granted and the rest is history. ALL of the other Diadochi had to join arms to subdue him after twenty years of war.
Antigonids are literal definition of "self-made" men. They were all quite different in temperament and all of them aimed high and at times fall low. If not for Rome, Macedon might have been Prussia of antiquity.
All of the successors called themselves Macedon and saw themselves as the true rulers of Alexander`s Empire... Just an FYI. Best just to call them by their House names.
@@quillinkhistory9539 Its Josh! Alex is quarantined in his home at the mo :( And no this one I got from No Copyright Music, I do on occasion write the music for the episodes, however, I'm far better at writing heavy rock music than gentle harp music hahaha!
They say he had plans for an invasion into Africa I like to imagine what would have happened if his army hadn't of mutinied and he actually did continue onwards.
@@AncientHistoryGuy His plan was to invade Arabia and then swing West into Africa, its fun to think about how Arabia would have embraced future ideologies like Islam differently.
Imagine how wild it must have been for the natives of all the lands Alexander conquered. One minute these bronze clad foreigners march over the land conquering everything, and ten minutes later they all start murdering each other.
I thought that Rhodes and Pergamon were ALLIES of Rome even long after the mainland Greeks turned on them. This included going against the Selucids? Can anyone elaborate??
Alexander destroyed Thebes make an example to serve a warning to the rest of the Greek City states of what would happen if they dare to revolt against Macedon's hegemony. As why Thebes existing after Alexander's death you can thank the diadochi Cassander for that who rebuilt Thebes in 315 BC which earned him great deal of goodwill with the rest of Greece
Cato's propaganda that Carthage has a scattered network of killers that must be stopped and brought to justice , Roman Justice to justify his plundering of Carthage and to keep the civilian citizens of Rome free and to enjoy his new collection of gold gilded mirrors. Sound familiar ? Nothing changes.
@@patriotalbanian3205 Albanians living in a dream world bruh😂😂😂 the name antigone is pretty common especially for women a simple google search could help you😘 can't see any Albanian being named antigone or dimitrios 😘
Massive over simplifications straddling the border of being outright wrong at best. Did you spend more than 10 minutes reading the sources for this video? For a video about the antigonids you go into exactly zero detail about ANTIGONUS and make such a oversimplification of the story of Demetrius it’s criminal. Seriously I don’t think you could have gone into lesser detail about their lives. If you really want to learn about this dynasty Wikipedia is 1000% better then this video
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"Demetrius is where the Antigonid dynasty really took off". Demetrius actually marks the low point of the dynasty. He did manage to become King of Macedon, not by ousting Cassander (he had died), but Cassander's squabbling sons. However, he ended his life as a prisoner of war for the Seleucids after a failed bid to reconquer his father's old eastern possessions. When he finally did die, having drunk himself to death, his son and heir Antigonus II Gonatas barely had a toehold in the Hellenistic power scheme (I believe he only held "the fetters of Greece", the three fortified points of Chalcis, Corinth and Demetrias). It was only after taking advantage of the confusion following the death of Ptolemy Ceranus and later of Pyrrhus of Epirus that he was able to establish the Antigonids on a more permanent footing as the new royal house of Macedon.
Demetrius story at least what we know from Plutarch is crazy
Who else dislikes Cassander the most from the post-Alexander strategs?
Why
@@DarthxLunaprobbaly because he MURDERED Alexander’s son and wife! When it was his job to protect them!
@@DarthxLuna He killed Alexander IV
He would have been nothing without his father Antipater.
Cassander betrayed the empire basically... killing the true heir Alexander's son, he deserves nothing
Diadochi (Διάδοχοι) literally translates to Succesors.
The word was made for gustav droysen
Ancient Greek is a very literal language. I spent three months attempting to learn it and failed lol
@@AncientHistoryGuy Yes, it is hard! I studied it for six years at school, barely can translate an unknown text.
@@sergioarnoldogonzalezguzma1712😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Little correction, sir.
Antigonus the first, the old "One eye" was NOT companion of Alexander, he was companion of Phillip and along Antipater and Parmenyon part of the old guard, that Alexander sought to replace with his kinsmen. Alexander left Antigonus in Anatolia (Turkey) to deal with logistics and local rebels. He couldnt foresee, that he left behind perhaps his most gifted general.
When the other generals started to partition empire at Babylon, Antigonus straight up ignored them and asked Antipater (regent of Macedon) for more troops. The request was granted and the rest is history.
ALL of the other Diadochi had to join arms to subdue him after twenty years of war.
Antigonids are literal definition of "self-made" men. They were all quite different in temperament and all of them aimed high and at times fall low. If not for Rome, Macedon might have been Prussia of antiquity.
All of the successors called themselves Macedon and saw themselves as the true rulers of Alexander`s Empire... Just an FYI. Best just to call them by their House names.
@@90skidcultist I guess you are right, all of them were either part of or descended from macedonian nobility. Thank you.
Ah, the old animations! Maybe Bactria or Eprius next...
Already done a video on Epirus! Bactria however... I'll add it to the list!
@@AncientHistoryGuy Sorry, indeed you did!
@@sergiovieira8272 Its no problem! The Bactria video tho is definitely happening! Stay tuned!
Happy to see your back doing the old animations. :)
HEY QUILL! how you doing man?!
Ancient History Guy Doing great Josh(or Alex). Btw, did you make the music for this episode yourself? :)
@@quillinkhistory9539 Its Josh! Alex is quarantined in his home at the mo :( And no this one I got from No Copyright Music, I do on occasion write the music for the episodes, however, I'm far better at writing heavy rock music than gentle harp music hahaha!
Inspired and wonderful animations once again...on a great subject, a legacy heavy to bear!
Thanks!
It is quite sad that the Hellenistic age is not more often explored
Enjoyed the video!
Thank you!
Came across your channel tonight and already love it! Let the binge begin 🎆
There's a lot of videos to get through!
@@AncientHistoryGuy The silver lining to having to stay home at the moment for me I guess 😊
@@thecharmingnavigator9946 haha in the same boat!
great content. *Keep Doing It 👍👌📈👌*
Thank you!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Thank you!
Just imagine if alexander didnt die..
They say he had plans for an invasion into Africa I like to imagine what would have happened if his army hadn't of mutinied and he actually did continue onwards.
@@AncientHistoryGuy His plan was to invade Arabia and then swing West into Africa, its fun to think about how Arabia would have embraced future ideologies like Islam differently.
Maybe we would be writing in Greek here on youtube.
@@AncientHistoryGuy dude was extremely reckless and constantly put himself in harms way.
@@tier1solutions28
Alexander comes from an era where Hellenistic commanders were expected to lead from the front.
That one dislike is from Consul Flamininus.
Imagine how wild it must have been for the natives of all the lands Alexander conquered. One minute these bronze clad foreigners march over the land conquering everything, and ten minutes later they all start murdering each other.
Absolutely love that accurate depiction of a Macedonian phalanx
Lysimachus in Thrace was underrated imo.. wish there was more content on him.
Huh so a video that's about to premire in about an hour at least now I got a chance to be one of the first people to see the video
Its just so I can start to get all the promo ready for it, got to get twitter ready, facebook ready, reddit e.c.t...
These animations are sooooo cute! 😍
thankyou!
I thought that Rhodes and Pergamon were ALLIES of Rome even long after the mainland Greeks turned on them. This included going against the Selucids? Can anyone elaborate??
Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of all Spains? You want to do him?
I'm toying with a few ideas beyond the ancient period. I may do something on the holy Roman empire at some point in the future.
@@AncientHistoryGuy Charles is an interesting character and live during interesting time period. Well continue your great work.
Stories of this time just after Alexander the great always end the same way, Everybody gangster till rome enters the chat 😂
Thebes was destroyed by Alexander the great after taking the crown, why it's in this video is beyond my comprehension.
Alexander destroyed Thebes make an example to serve a warning to the rest of the Greek City states of what would happen if they dare to revolt against Macedon's hegemony.
As why Thebes existing after Alexander's death you can thank the diadochi Cassander for that who rebuilt Thebes in 315 BC which earned him great deal of goodwill with the rest of Greece
Carthago dalenda est
Cato's propaganda that Carthage has a scattered network of killers that must be stopped and brought to justice ,
Roman Justice to justify his plundering of Carthage and to keep the civilian citizens of Rome free and to enjoy his new collection of gold gilded mirrors. Sound familiar ? Nothing changes.
“Fweedom”
Monkeydonians can you explain the names antigonus and demetrius in your language 🇲🇰🎪🇲🇰🎪?
Yes antigon Albanian name dimitrius grece 🚬
@@patriotalbanian3205 typical Albanian doesn't explain anything and expects to be taken seriously lmao😂😂😂
@@wankawanka3053 than why today nobody from grece have this name antigon?🤣but Albanian yes why tell me 🤣ru are asian
@@patriotalbanian3205 Albanians living in a dream world bruh😂😂😂 the name antigone is pretty common especially for women a simple google search could help you😘 can't see any Albanian being named antigone or dimitrios 😘
@@patriotalbanian3205 what about your muslim names you use in Albania 😂😂😂 i guess you are the true asians 😘
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Yay I'm first!
Massive over simplifications straddling the border of being outright wrong at best. Did you spend more than 10 minutes reading the sources for this video? For a video about the antigonids you go into exactly zero detail about ANTIGONUS and make such a oversimplification of the story of Demetrius it’s criminal. Seriously I don’t think you could have gone into lesser detail about their lives. If you really want to learn about this dynasty Wikipedia is 1000% better then this video
antigonos wasnt a macedinian
It’s always spoiled little daddy’s boys that ruin great empires.
our macedonian, MAKEDONIJA
Nice joke🇲🇰🎪🇲🇰🎪