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Definition of Demetrius Poliorcetes
1. Noun. Son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demetrius Poliorcetes
Literary usage of Demetrius Poliorcetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Marcus von Niebuhr (1852)
"... and the ancient democratic constitution was restored; but Demetrius Phalereus
was sent into exile.10 Demetrius Poliorcetes now besieged the Macedonians ..."
2. Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from "the Beginning by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1853)
"Berenice was betrothed to Demetrius, son of Demetrius Poliorcetes, who came from
Macedonia to marry her ; but instead, transferred his affections to Arsinoe ..."
3. Atlas Antiquus: In Forty-eight Original, Graphic Maps, with Elaborate Text by Emil Reich (1908)
"... Demetrius Poliorcetes 3OI -285 a. C. - i Moduli*, i:SOOO.000 r*». ...
Demetrius Poliorcetes ..."
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