person
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Demetrius
also: Demetrius, Poliorcetes
Macedonian king (337–283 BC), son of Antigonus; his surname Poliorcetes, 'the Besieger,' marks his fame as a taker of cities, and he is the captor of Megara in the Stilbo anecdote.
Reading notes
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §5.6 Demetrius
Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), surnamed Poliorcetes, 'the Besieger,' for his mastery of siege warfare; the captor of Megara.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §1.9.18 Demetrius
Demetrius I 'Poliorcetes' (the 'Besieger'), king of Macedon (336–283 BC), famed for his siege-engines; he took Megara, Stilbo's city, in 307 BC.