Antigonus II Gonatas

Antigonus II Gonatas
Coin of Antigonus Gonatas
King of Macedonia
Reign277–274 BC (first time)
PredecessorSosthenes
SuccessorPyrrhus of Epirus
Reign272–239 BC (second time)
PredecessorPyrrhus of Epirus
SuccessorDemetrius Aetolicus
Bornc. 320 BC
Died239 BC (aged approximately 80)
SpousePhila (daughter of Seleucus)
IssueHalcyoneus
Demetrius Aetolicus
DynastyAntigonid dynasty
FatherDemetrius Poliorcetes
MotherPhila (daughter of Antipater)

Antigonus II Gonatas (Greek: Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, Antigonos; c. 320[1] – 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.

Antigonus II Gonatas and his mother Phila, detail of a fresco of the Villa Fannius, c. 40 BC, Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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