Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Demetrius in Babylonia
View through CrossRef
This chapter provides a discussion of Demetrius Poliorcetes’ activities in Babylonia, and demonstrates a number of the difficulties in unravelling the tricky chronological problems during the age of the Successors. A number of interesting sources of ancient evidence are discussed, including primary Babylonian chronicles. This chapter also reveals how Antigonus Monophthalmus ordered Demetrius to make a lightning raid on Babylonia, though the chronology of this event is extremely obscure. He did not meet his fellow Successor Seleucus, and he was only partially successful in taking Babylon, returning to the Mediterranean probably before the Peace of 311/310 BC was ratified between the other dynasts.
Title: Demetrius in Babylonia
Description:
This chapter provides a discussion of Demetrius Poliorcetes’ activities in Babylonia, and demonstrates a number of the difficulties in unravelling the tricky chronological problems during the age of the Successors.
A number of interesting sources of ancient evidence are discussed, including primary Babylonian chronicles.
This chapter also reveals how Antigonus Monophthalmus ordered Demetrius to make a lightning raid on Babylonia, though the chronology of this event is extremely obscure.
He did not meet his fellow Successor Seleucus, and he was only partially successful in taking Babylon, returning to the Mediterranean probably before the Peace of 311/310 BC was ratified between the other dynasts.
Related Results
Babylonia, a vision...?
Babylonia, a vision...?
Babylonia came to life in 1991 through the hard work of a group of humanists committed to building a multilingual, multicultural, open and tolerant society through the teaching and...
The Final Campaign
The Final Campaign
During what was to be Demetrius’ final campaign, he initially enjoyed some success with his attacks on Lysimachus’ territories. This chapter follows Demetrius’ progress, and also o...
Redaktion von Babylonia
Redaktion von Babylonia
Die Sitzbänke in Rapperswil am Zürichsee wecken von einem Tag auf den anderen das Interesse und die Neugier der Passanten: Auf jeder Latte stehen Zitate und Verse berühmter Schweiz...
Demetrius the Living God
Demetrius the Living God
This chapter discusses Demetrius Poliorcetes’ activities in the years after he had taken the throne of Macedonia, and offers insight into his ambitions and plans. One unusual event...
Demetrius in Athens
Demetrius in Athens
This chapter provides critical insight into the relationship between Demetrius Poliorcetes and the famous city of Athens. The Athenian reaction to their ‘liberation’ by the Antigon...
The Parthians’ Failed Vassalage of Syria: The Shortsighted Western Policy of Phraates Ii and the Second Reign of Demetrius Ii (129–125 BCE)
The Parthians’ Failed Vassalage of Syria: The Shortsighted Western Policy of Phraates Ii and the Second Reign of Demetrius Ii (129–125 BCE)
SummaryBy 128 BCE the Parthians had emerged temporarily as the de facto leading power throughout the Hellenistic Middle East. Their defeat of Demetrius II’s invasion of Mesopotamia...