ANTIGONOS I MONOPTHALMOS (306-301 BC)

"The Antigonid Dynasty" Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Greek: Antigonos Monophthalmos or Kyklops) (born c. 382 BCE, died 301 BCE) – a general of Alexander III, one of the Diadochi, father of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and founder of the Macedonian Antigonid dynasty. Initially, he served as the satrap of Greater Phrygia and later, after Alexander’s death, governed all of western Asia Minor.

In the early phase of the Wars of the Diadochi, he outperformed his rivals, striving to take control of the entire empire of Alexander. A capable commander and administrator, Antigonus was a man of great charisma. In 301 BCE, the great battle of the Diadochi took place at Ipsus in Phrygia, where Antigonus faced Cassander, Lysimachus, and Seleucus in person. Antigonus was defeated and killed, and the victors divided his empire.