A Note on the history of Hellenistic Megara: Τhe date of the Antigonid garrison in Aegosthena

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Published: Apr 8, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/tekmeria.11953
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Antigonid Dynasty Demetrios Poliorketes Demetrios II Megara Aegosthena Macedonian garrisons
Charalampos Chrysafis
University of Athens
Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for the date of the Antigonid military presence in Aegosthena near Megara, which is known only by a Megarian honorary decree for Boiotian Zoilos, the royal commander of the garrison (IG VII 1). The named king Demetrios in the inscription could be Poliorketes (306-284 BC) or his grandson, Demetrios II (239-229 BC). All the available evidences (philological, prosopographical, letters a.o.) are examined and the conclusion is that a date around 295-287 BC is the more preferable.

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Charalampos Chrysafis, University of Athens
PhD Candidate Ancient History
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