The empire founded by Alexander the Great led to
endless struggles among his successors (diadokhoi) after his death. The goal
of each of his successors was to dominate and rule on their own in the vast
lands from Macedonia to India and Egypt, as Alexander the Great did. To achieve
their purpose and ambitions, the two successors. Antigonos Monophthalmos and
Ptolemaios, the sons of Lagos, who gradually became powerful, confronted with
each other on both in land and in the sea. The successors in question tried to
eliminate one another in terms of politically and economically by their diplomatic
moves They especially wanted to be dominant in the East Mediterranean and
fought each other to control Cyprus Island which was an important naval base in
the region. They used Cyprus Island as a naval base against their political
rival, the Rhodes. Both Antigonos and Demetrios attempted to have a supremacy
over the Rhodes Island and Ptolemaios I., in general, which were the dominant
powers in the Mediterranean. This study deals with analysing the expansionist
policy of Antigonos and Demetrios who endeavoured to take those mentioned
regions such as Egypt and the Rhodes under their control between the years of
306-304 BC and it also aims to present a new perspective in terms of
topography, war plan, tactics and chronology.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2019 |
Submission Date | January 15, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 7 |
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