ANTIGONUS L, an-ffe-J-nus. x. A general of Alexander, and believed to be the illegitimate son of Philip, Alexander's father. At the division of the provinces, on Alexander's death, 323 B.c.,Antigonusreseived Pamphylia, Lycia, and Phryg,ia : he united with Antipacer and Ptolemy to destroy Perdiccas and Eume nes, and after Perdiccas's death, he continued the war against Eumenes, whom, after three years, he took prisoner, and ordered to be starved : he then conquered Cassander, warred with Lysimachus, and obliged Seleu cus to flee from Syria to Egypt, where he was received by Ptolemy, against whom Antigonus then declared war. Demetrius, son of Antig onus, conquered Ptolemy's fleet near Cyprus, 3o6. After this battle, Antigonus and the other generals of Alexander assumed the title of kings. Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysimachus now combined against Antigonus, who vainly attempted to enter Egypt, but won several battles, and died, aged 8o, of wounds received in his defeat by Lysimachus at Ipsus, 301 B.C. Antigonus had been master of all Asia Minor, but, after his death, Deme trius lost Asia : he was concerned in the affairs of the Greeks, allied with the rEtolians, and was very indulgent to the Athenians. 2.
ANTIGONUS II., GONATAS, gon-d'-tas, son of Demetrius. and grandson of (s), was king of Macedonia 277 : he restored liberty to the Armenians, conquered the Gauls, and was ex pelled by Pyrrhus, but he soon again recovered Macedonia, and died 239. 3. ANTIGONUS called D050N, do'-son, from promising much and giving nothing, married the widow of his brother, Demetrius II., of whose son Philip he was guardian, and usurped the kingdom : he obliged King Cleomenes to flee from Sparta to Egypt, for favouring the lEtolians against the Greeks, 221 : he died 220 B.c., leaving the throne to Philip. 4. A son of King Aristo bulus, of Judxa : obtained an army from the king of Parthia, invaded Judxa, and cut off the ears of Hyrcanus, to unfit him for the priesthood : he was taken prisoner by Herod, and put to death by Antony. 5. CARYSTIUS, ctir-ys'-ti-us, a biographer of philosophers, temp. Philadelphus.