Diadochi Total War Faction Preview 6:The Antigonid Kingdom
Presents:
The Antigonid Kingdom
Location on our Map:
The Western Part of his Empire:
His Eastern part of his Empire:
About the History of the Kingdom of Antigonos:
History of Antigonos One-eyed.
Antigonos I Monopthalmus ¡®One-eyed¡¯ was one of Alexander's grizzled old veterans. He had lost an eye during Philip's siege of Perinthus, hence the nickname. He was left behind as Satrap (governor) of Phyrgia by Alexander when he marched to do battle with Darius at Issus and then besieged Tyre. During this period Antigonos fought no less than three battles against Darius' forces under Nabarzanes, and defeated them with the limited forces at his disposal. When Alexander died in 323 B.C. , Antigonos was nearing sixty years old but this didn't stop him from terrorizing his enemies for twenty more years!
He was a large man with a good sense of humor, his care for his troops made him a popular leader. When the wars of the Diadochi heated up he was able to defeat his arch rival Eumenes after a tumultous series of campaigns, and his central position in Phrygia kept the other factions at bay. With the aid of Demetrius his empire began to slowly recapture the dominions of Alexander, province by province. Eventually a mistake by Demetrius at Gaza led to a defeat that allowed Seleucus to break into the hinterlands where he captured Babylon and established power.
Finally by 301 B.C., Antigonos' enemies, Cassander, Seleucus, Ptolemy, and Lysimachus were able to join forces and defeated the Antigonid clan at the huge battle of Ipsus. Seleucus had bargained away portions of India for upwards of 500 elephants which were decisive in the battle. Trapped by the elephants, Demetrius was unable to save his father, who died hard at the head of his surrounded phalanx.
The defeat of Antigonos ended the last chance for one clan to reconstitute Alexander's empire, and signaled the beginning of the era of the Successor dynasties.
History of Antigonos One-eyed.
Antigonos I Monopthalmus ¡®One-eyed¡¯ was one of Alexander's grizzled old veterans. He had lost an eye during Philip's siege of Perinthus, hence the nickname. He was left behind as Satrap (governor) of Phyrgia by Alexander when he marched to do battle with Darius at Issus and then besieged Tyre. During this period Antigonos fought no less than three battles against Darius' forces under Nabarzanes, and defeated them with the limited forces at his disposal. When Alexander died in 323 B.C. , Antigonos was nearing sixty years old but this didn't stop him from terrorizing his enemies for twenty more years!
He was a large man with a good sense of humor, his care for his troops made him a popular leader. When the wars of the Diadochi heated up he was able to defeat his arch rival Eumenes after a tumultous series of campaigns, and his central position in Phrygia kept the other factions at bay. With the aid of Demetrius his empire began to slowly recapture the dominions of Alexander, province by province. Eventually a mistake by Demetrius at Gaza led to a defeat that allowed Seleucus to break into the hinterlands where he captured Babylon and established power.
Finally by 301 B.C., Antigonos' enemies, Cassander, Seleucus, Ptolemy, and Lysimachus were able to join forces and defeated the Antigonid clan at the huge battle of Ipsus. Seleucus had bargained away portions of India for upwards of 500 elephants which were decisive in the battle. Trapped by the elephants, Demetrius was unable to save his father, who died hard at the head of his surrounded phalanx.
The defeat of Antigonos ended the last chance for one clan to reconstitute Alexander's empire, and signaled the beginning of the era of the Successor dynasties.
Battle at Ipsus.
In 301 B.C. four Successor kings allied against King Antigonus the One-Eyed and his son Demetrius the Besieger. The allies were Ptolemy of Egypt, Cassander of Macedonia, Lisymachus of Thrace and Seleucus of Asia. Cassander had sent some troops to aid Lisymachus in his campaign against Antigonus, but the final battle that turned the tides happened when Seleucus joined the allied forces with 480 Indian elephants which he had acquired after his abortive campaign against the Indian king Chandragupta.
Antigonus and Demetrius held all the trumps, but Demetrius was overconfident. As he pursued the beaten allied left wing cavalry, he lost contact with the body of troops commanded by his father. Seleucus now used his mass of elephants with devastating effect, denying Demetrius to return to the line of battle. Antigonus died and Demetrius escaped. With close to 200,000 combatants in the field Ipsus is easily the greatest battle of the Diadochi era.
Size
Seleucid: 64,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry, 480 elephants, 100 chariots.
Antigonus: 70,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry.
Units:
Toxotai:
Asiatic Archers:
Akonstitai:
Sphendonetai:
Cyrtian Slingers:
Mercenary Greek Hoplites:
Pezhetairoi:
Leukaspides:
Agema Phalangitai:
Antigonid True Argyraspidai:
Agema Cavalry:
Hetairoi:
Satrapal Light Cavalry:
Satrapal Heavy Cavalry:
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