Nicaia of Corinth

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Nikaia ( ancient Greek Νίκαια ; † after 245 BC) had been around since around 260 BC. The wife of Alexandros of Corinth and after his death since about 245 BC. The wife of King Demetrios II of Macedonia .

Her first husband, Alexandros, was the ruler of Corinth and was at odds with the Macedonian king Antigonus II Gonatas , although he was his nephew. Nikaia favored the Greek poet Euphorion of Chalkis . Her husband Alexandros died in 245 BC. BC, allegedly after a poison attack by Antigonus, after which Nikaia, who retained control over Corinth, became a sought-after marriage party. Antigonus moved immediately with his son and heir Demetrius against Corinth and offered it to the husband of the older by a few years Nikaia, referring to the difficulties to be occupied castle Akrokorinth had entrenched. After enjoying a royal wedding, she came down from the castle to the town where the wedding feast was to take place. However, she left a strong crew behind at the castle, whose mistress she intended to stay after the wedding. But Antigonus invited the soldiers one after the other to the festivities lasting several days. After he had won their trust and made them inattentive, he had Nikaia detained for a performance in the theater of Corinth and asked the guard to enter the castle. She gave him that lightly, after which he let his own men move into the castle and thus could take it without a fight.

How long Nikaia was married to Demetrios II is unclear. Soon after his accession to the throne in 239 BC He married the Epirotic princess Phthia / Chryeis.

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SURNAME Nicaia of Corinth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Νίκαια
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of Alexandros of Corinth and of King Demetrios II of Macedonia
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 245 BC Chr.