Battle of Ipsus
event · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Ipsus · the battle of Ipsus · the great battle... at Ipsus
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Demetrius
The decisive battle in which the coalition of Successor kings defeated Antigonus and Demetrius, killing Antigonus and dividing his domain.
The battle having been decided in this manner, the victorious kings carved up the entire domain which had been subject to Antigonus and Demetrius, as if it had been a great carcass, and took each his portion, adding thus to the provinces which the victors already had, those of the vanquished kings.
For all the other kings leagued themselves together against Antigonus and united their forces, and so Demetrius set forth from Greece, and finding his father eager beyond his years for the war, he was himself still more encouraged.
For Demetrius dreamed that Alexander, in brilliant array of armour, asked him what watchword they were going to give for the battle;
Pyrrhus
Major battle fought by all the contending kings, in which Pyrrhus first distinguished himself fighting alongside Demetrius.
In the great battle which all the kings fought at Ipsus Pyrrhus was present, and took part with Demetrius, though still a stripling.