Pedai Hellados: Antigonid garrisons in mainland Greece and the Aegean (301-196 BC)
Abstract
The aim of the thesis is a comprehensive study and analysis of the garrisons’ network which was installed by the Antigonids in mainland Greece and the Aegean and their geopolitical aspirations. Both regions were regarded as part of the sphere of influence of the Hellenistic Macedonian kingdom and were vital areas for its security and development. This region became very important during the struggle of the Alexander's Successors. The control of this territory was critical for the prevalence and the consolidation of power among the competing Hellenistic states. From the time of Cassander and beyond, all the kings of Macedonia sought control in this area and did not feel safe when a foreign power was able to intervene and expel them. From 294 to 167 BC all the kings of Macedonia [except the turbulent period 287-277 BC] belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. The Antigonid family had already, from about 314 BC, started to intervene politically and militarily in the region, but only after the c ...
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