Demetrios II
Demetrius II or Demetrios II may refer to: * Demetrius II Aetolicus (died 229 BC), king of Macedon * Demetrius II of India Demetrius II (Greek: ) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled briefly during the 2nd century BC. Little is known about him and there are different views about how to date him. Earlier authors such as Tarn and Narain saw him as a son and sub-king of Dem ... (died ca. 150 BC) * Demetrius II Nicator (died 125 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire * Demetrius II of Abkhazia (ruled 837/38–872/73 AD) * Demetrius II of Georgia (died 1289 AD) * Demetrius I of Georgia (died 1156 AD) * Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria, ruled in 1861–1870 * MV ''Demetrios II'', a cargo ship wrecked in 1998 {{dab, hndis ...
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Demetrius II Aetolicus
Demetrius II Aetolicus (Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Αἰτωλικός) was the son of Antigonus II Gonatas and Phila who reigned as king of Macedonia from the winter of 239 to 229 BC. Biography Demetrius II belonged to the Antigonid dynasty and was born in 275 BC. He had already distinguished himself during his father's lifetime by defeating Alexander II of Epirus at Derdia and so saving Macedonia There is a possibilitythat his father had already elevated him to position of power equal to his own before his death. If this had occurred it would be in 256 or 257 BC. On his accession, Demetrius faced a coalition of enemies which included the two great leagues. Usually rivals, the Aetolian and Achaean Leagues now became allies against the Macedonian power. He succeeded in dealing this coalition severe blows, wresting Boeotia from their alliance. The revolution in Epirus, which substituted a republican league for the monarchy, gravely weakened his position. During his rei ...
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