Antigonid dynasty

Antigonids
Ἀντιγονίδαι Antigonidai
306 BC–168 BC
Capital		?
Languages		Greek
Religion		Ancient Greek religion
Government		Monarchy
King
•	306 BC – 301 BC	Antigonus I Monophthalmus
•	179 BC – 168 BC	Perseus of Macedon
Historical era		Hellenistic
•	Established	306 BC
•	Defeat by Rome	168 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Macedonian Empire Achaemenid Empire Macedonia (Roman province) Seleucid Empire

The Antigonid dynasty (/ænˈtɪɡoʊnɪd/; Greek: Ἀντιγονίδαι) was a dynasty of Hellenistic kings descended from Alexander the Great's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-eyed").

Succeeding the Antipatrid dynasty in much of Macedonia, Antigonus ruled mostly over Asia Minor and northern Syria. His attempts to take control of the whole of Alexander's empire led to his defeat and death at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC. Antigonus's son Demetrius I Poliorcetes survived the battle, and managed to seize control of Macedon itself a few years later, but eventually lost his throne, dying as a prisoner of Seleucus I Nicator. After a period of confusion, Demetrius's son Antigonus II Gonatas was able to establish the family's control over the old Kingdom of Macedon, as well as over most of the Greek city-states, by 276 BC.

It was one of four dynasties established by Alexander's successors, the others being the Seleucid dynasty, Ptolemaic dynasty and Attalid dynasty. The last scion of the dynasty, Perseus of Macedon, who reigned between 179-168 BC, proved unable to stop the advancing Roman legions and Macedon's defeat at the Battle of Pydna signaled the end of the dynasty.

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