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Antigonus II Gonatas (Greek: Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, Antigonos; c. 320 – 239 BC) was a Macedonian Greek ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans.
Antigonus II Gonatas (born c. 320 bc —died 239) was the king of Macedonia from 276 bc who rebuilt his kingdom’s power and established its hegemony over Greece. Antigonus II was the son of Demetrius I Poliorcetes and grandson of Antigonus I.
- Hans Volkmann
Antigonus II Gonatas, (born c. 320—died 239 bc), King of Macedonia (276–239 bc). The son of Demetrius I Poliorcetes, he defeated the Gauls in Greece (279) and in Asia Minor (277), occupied key cities, and made alliances.
Antigonus II Gonatas was a king of ancient Macedonia who ruled from 283 to 239 BC. He fought against various enemies, such as Lysimachus, Pyrrhus, and Ptolemy II, and expanded his kingdom in Greece and Asia Minor.
Dec 20, 2019 · Antigonos II Gonatas, son of Demetrios I Poliorketes, was born ca. 320 bce and effectively ruled from 277 to 239. Having witnessed his father's grand failure to rule over Asia, Antigonos set himself more modest goals, protecting Macedonia by asserting himself in Greece and throughout the Aegean.
- Ioanna Kralli
- 2019
His son Demetrius (the future king Demetrius II) played a major part, from the 260s onwards, both in military and civil capacities; some historians even think he used the royal title in Antigonus' last years. Antigonus' long period of rule—37 years—and cautious policies provided a desperately needed consolidation for Macedonia.
Antigonus I was proclaimed king in 306 by the assembled army of these areas. Demetrius succeeded Antigonus I to the throne, and his son, Antigonus II Gonatas, strengthened the Macedonian kingdom by routing a band of Galatian invaders from Macedonia.
