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Definition of Antigonus
1. Noun. A general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigonus
Literary usage of Antigonus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"While Antigonus was deeply involved in the war with Greece, Alexander invaded
Macedonia, which was then still so weak (and it was not yet so much attached ..."
2. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"Antigonus gains Corinth. But at the point where the road turned off toward the
gate of the citadel, he quitted the train and hastened up to the fortress, ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"He was at last delivered up to Antigonus through treachery in Persia and put to
death (316). Antigonus again claimed authority over the whole of Asia, ..."
4. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"Antigonus now found it necessary to decamp, as both armies were suffering from
... He himself had the same object, and gained the start of Antigonus by a ..."
5. Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Marcus von Niebuhr (1852)
"The defeat and death of Eumenes put Antigonus in possession of a vast monarchy,
extending from the Hellespont as far as India. ..."
6. A History of Greece from the Earliest Times to the Present by Telemachus Thomas Timayenis (1881)
"In the mean time Demetrius advanced into Thessaly, but Kassander skillfully
avoided a general engagement, until Antigonus, finding himself threatened on all ..."
7. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"The good success of Antigonus in Asia and Greece,- with the rebellion of ...
All these relied upon Antigonus, who was to help them with money and other aid. ..."
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