Demetrius the son of Antigonus

Also known as: Demetrius son of Antigonus · Family: Macedonian · Role: military leader · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 25

In Book 1, Chapter 25, Demetrius the son of Antigonus deposed Demetrius the son of Phanostratus. He was described as “a young man well disposed to the Greeks.”

Though he had not been on the best of terms with the Athenian democracy, Demetrius defeated Lachares and freed the Athenians from his rule. When the town was taken, Lachares fled into Bœotia.

Relationship record

Life events

• Demetrius the son of Antigonus deposed Demetrius the son of Phanostratus.(Book 1 · Chapter 25)
  • With: Demetrius the son of Phanostratus Antigonus (father of Demetrius)
  • “He was however, deposed by Demetrius the son of Antigonus, a young man well disposed to the Greeks”
• Demetrius defeated Lachares, who fled into Bœotia.(Book 1 · Chapter 25 · 📍 Bœotia)
  • With: Lachares
  • “But Demetrius the son of Antigonus, though he had not been on the best of terms with the Athenian democracy, yet was successful in putting down the power of Lachares. And when the town was taken Lachares fled into Bœotia.”

Book 1 · Chapter 25

• parent: Antigonus (father of Demetrius) (Antigonus is Demetrius' father.) “Demetrius the son of Antigonus, a young man well disposed to the Greeks”
• enemies with Lachares (Demetrius defeated Lachares.) “Demetrius the son of Antigonus, though he had not been on the best of terms with the Athenian democracy, yet was successful in putting down the power of Lachares”
• rivals with Demetrius the son of Phanostratus “He was however, deposed by Demetrius the son of Antigonus”
• with Lachares (Demetrius freed the Athenians from Lachares's rule.) “having freed the Athenians from the yoke of Lachares”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.