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Antigonus II Gonatas

319 BC - 239 BC

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Antigonus II Gonatas (Greek: Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, Antígonos; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antigonus II Gonatas has received more than 358,102 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Antigonus II Gonatas is the 2,296th most popular politician (up from 2,343rd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Greece (up from 174th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Greek Politician.

Antigonus II Gonatas was the son of Demetrius I of Macedon and Phila, the daughter of Antipater. He was born in 295 BC and died in 239 BC. He is most famous for being a king of Macedon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antigonus II Gonatas ranks 2,296 out of 19,576Before him are Senusret II, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Nicias, Athalaric, and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. After him are Pak Hon-yong, Childebert II, Raisa Gorbacheva, Viriathus, Theuderic III, and Aspar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 319 BC, Antigonus II Gonatas ranks 1 Among people deceased in 239 BC, Antigonus II Gonatas ranks 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Antigonus II Gonatas ranks 166 out of 1,024Before him are Aeschines (-389), Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), and Nicias (-500). After him are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Thaïs (-400), Callisthenes (-360), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Pleistarchus (-500), and Meton of Athens (-500).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Antigonus II Gonatas ranks 58Before him are Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Agesilaus II (-444), Aeschines (-389), and Nicias (-500). After him are Thaïs (-400), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Cleomenes I (-600), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911).