Antigonid Macedonia

The Antigonid dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal house that ruled the kingdom of Macedon during the Hellenistic period. Founded by Antigonus I Monophthalmus, a general and successor of Alexander the Great, the dynasty first came to power after the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC. They ruled much of Hellenistic Greece from 294 BC until their defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC, after which Macedon came under the control of the Roman Republic. Antigonus II Gonatas solidified Antigonid rule over Hellenistic Macedon, also known as the Antigonid Empire. The last Antigonid king, Perseus, became known as a champion of Greek resistance against Rome.