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).

Exact synonyms: Demetrius, Demetrius I
Generic synonyms: Macedonian, Full General, General

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demetrius Poliorcetes

Delphinus
Delphinus delphis
Dels
Delta
Deltasone
Deluge
Demarquay's symptom
Dematiaceae
Demavend
Demerara
Demeraras
Demerol
Demeter
Demetrius
Demetrius I
Demetrius Poliorcetes (current term)
Demi
Demir Hisar
Demir Kapija
Demiurge
Democrat
Democratic
Democratic-Republican Party
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Democratic Party
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of East Timor
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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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