Antigonus (son of Echekrates)

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Antigonos ( Greek  Ἀντίγονος ; † 179 BC ), son of the Echekrates, was a member of the Macedonian dynasty of the Antigonids . His father was the second son of Demetrios the fair and brother of Antigonus III. Doson .

At the court of his cousin, King Philip V , Antigonus was a follower of Prince Demetrios , which is why he incurred the enmity of his older brother Perseus . After Prince Demetrios in 181 BC BC because of alleged high treason had to take the cup of poison, Antigonus contributed significantly to the discovery of the underlying plot of Perseus. Allegedly had Philip V want to 'change the succession in favor of Antigonus and those placed in command of the Macedonian cities, as Perseus in a train through Thrace was absent. However, when Philip V 179 BC BC died, Antigonus was absent from the court because he stayed as an envoy with the Bastarnen . Perseus was therefore able to seize the throne and one of his first official acts was the execution of Antigonus.

Apart from this tradition of Livy , Antigonus, son of Echekrates, is also attested in inscriptions. He ( Ἀντίγονος Ἐχεκ [ρ] ατίδαιος Antigonos Echekratidaios ) is listed alongside eighteen other people, including Prince Perseus, as a witness for the foundation of a high school for the city of Larisa by Philip V.

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Remarks

  1. ^ Titus Livius , Ab urbe condita 40, 54, 4.
  2. ^ Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 40, 54, 5.
  3. ↑ Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 40, 55.
  4. ^ Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 40, 56.
  5. ↑ Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 40, 57, 3; 58, 1.
  6. ↑ Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 40, 58, 8.
  7. ^ Luigi Moretti, Iscrizioni storiche ellenistiche. Vol. 2 (Florence 1976), No. 102.
personal data
SURNAME Antigonus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ἀντίγονος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the Macedonian dynasty of the Antigonids
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 179 BC Chr.