100 days of Nicknames! #5 ANTIGONUS

Day 2,581, 06:02 • Published in Greece Greece • by THRAX and RUMELIAN

Antigonus

The Latin form of Antigonos, which mean ‘like the ancestor’ from anti ‘like’ and goneus ‘ancestor’.

The name was borne by many kings of Macedonia.

This was the name of one of Alexander the Great’s generals. After Alexander died, he took control of most of Asia Minor.


He was known as Antigonus ‘Monophthalmos’ (‘the One-Eyed’).

Antigonos II was known as ‘Gonatas’ (‘knee, kneel’).

Antigonos Gonatas AR Tetradrachm. Head of Pan and Athena Alkidemos


Antigonus III Doson Didrachm



This is the #5 of about 100 days series of articles dedicated to erepublik nicknames!

Until now:

1 AEROPOS
2 DEMETRIUS
3 ARCHELAUS
4 ALEXANDER