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Demetrius I of Macedon

336 BC - 283 BC

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Demetrius I (; Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), called Poliorcetes (; Greek: Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Macedon between 294–288 BC. A member of the Antigonid dynasty, he was the son of its founder, Antigonus I Monophthalmus and his wife Stratonice, as well as the first member of the family to rule Macedon in Hellenistic Greece. In 307 BC, Demetrius successfully ousted Cassander's governor of Athens and after defeating Ptolemy I at the Battle of Salamis (306 BC) he gave his father the title of basileus ("king") over a land spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Middle East. He acquired the title Poliorcetes ("the besieger") after the unsuccessful siege of Rhodes in 305. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demetrius I of Macedon has received more than 566,725 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Demetrius I of Macedon is the 1,184th most popular politician (down from 1,025th in 2019).

Demetrius I of Macedon is most famous for being the son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, the father of Philip V of Macedon, and the father of Perseus of Macedon.

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Among politicians, Demetrius I of Macedon ranks 1,184 out of 15,577Before him are Brennus, Samo, Conrad IV of Germany, Emperor Wen of Sui, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Valdemar II of Denmark. After him are Harthacnut, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Romanos III Argyros, Suleyman Shah, Karl Haushofer, and Francesco I Sforza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 336 BC, Demetrius I of Macedon ranks 1 Among people deceased in 283 BC, Demetrius I of Macedon ranks 3Before him are Ptolemy I Soter and Chanakya. After him is Agathocles.

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