Open AccessA Note on the history of Hellenistic Megara: Τhe date of the Antigonid garrison in Aegosthena
Author(s) -
Charalampos Chrysafis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tekmīria/tekmīria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1791-7573
pISSN - 1106-661X
DOI - 10.12681/tekmeria.11953
Subject(s) - prosopography , philology , decree , classics , ancient history , history , art , archaeology , law , political science , feminism
This paper presents a proposal for the date of the Antigonid military presence in Aegosthena near Megara, which is known only by a Megarian honorary decree for Boiotian Zoilos, the royal commander of the garrison (IG VII 1). The named king Demetrios in the inscription could be Poliorketes (306-284 BC) or his grandson, Demetrios II (239-229 BC). All the available evidences (philological, prosopographical, letters a.o.) are examined and the conclusion is that a date around 295-287 BC is the more preferable.