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Antigonus I Monophthalmus ( Greek: Ἀντίγονος Μονόφθαλμος Antigonos Monophthalmos, "Antigonus the One-Eyed"; 382 – 301 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general and successor of Alexander the Great. A prominent military leader in Alexander's army, he went on to control large parts of Alexander's former empire.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus (born 382—died 301 bce, Ipsus, Phrygia, Asia Minor [now in Turkey]) was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who founded the Macedonian dynasty of the Antigonids (306–168 bce), becoming king in 306.
- Hans Volkmann
Jan 11, 2012 · Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-Eyed") (382 -301 BCE) was one of the successor kings to Alexander the Great, controlling Macedonia and Greece. When Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE, a conflict known as the Wars of the Diadochi ensued over his massive empire stretching from Greece to India.
- Donald L. Wasson
Antigonus I Monophthalmus, (Latin: “One-Eyed”) or Antigonus I Cyclops, (born 382—died 301 bc, Phrygia, Asia Minor), Founder of the Macedonian dynasty of the Antigonids. He served as a general under Alexander the Great.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a Macedonian Greek general and successor of Alexander the Great. A prominent military leader in Alexander's army, he went on to control large parts of Alexander's former empire. He assumed the title of basileus (king) in 306 BC and reigned until his death.
Jul 14, 2023 · His moniker, ‘Monophthalmus’, translates as ‘the One-eyed’ — a tribute to a battle injury that deprived him of one eye, yet, it could not extinguish his ambitions. Antigonus was born around 382 BCE, at a time when the classical age was transitioning into the Hellenistic period.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a central figure in the Wars of the Diadochi and a founding member of the Antigonid dynasty. His military skill, political acumen, and ambitious nature drove his efforts to control significant portions of Alexander the Great's fragmented empire.
