Demetrius ⅰ Polyzket (294- 287 BC) – Macedonian king, youngest among diaados, skillful military leader. The son of Antigon ⅰ One-one and the Stratonica. He actively helps his father in the fighting with other diaados. After the death of Alexander, he participates in military campaigns in: Helada, Palestine, Cyprus, Helespon and Babylon. He conquers Athens (307), defeats the fleet of the Egyptian king Ptolemaj ⅰ Sotot (306); With an extraordinary siege skill (because of which it receives the nickname sieuer) conquers Rhodes (305-304). In 294 BC It is declared king of Macedonia, it also ruled by: Thessaly, Boydom, Locada, Fokida (without Delphi), CSO-Demir Kapija Lem part of Peloponnese, Cycladic Alliance, Piraeus, Corinth and other cities. In 287 He loses power, escaping Selevk’s harness in Sev. Syria. It features exceptional beauty, courage, non-investment and vitality (plutarch). Lit.: F. Papazoglu, History of the Hellenistic period, Skopje, 1995. A. Shook. Demir Kapija gorge.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис ДЕМЕТРИЈ Ⅰ Полиоркет