Antigonid Empire

Antigonid Empire
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The brown is the Antigonid Empire

The Antigonid Empire is the unofficial name of the territory ruled by the Antigonid dynasty. It is not a true state, at least in the way Egypt and Macedonia are. A collection of former Persian holdings it was carved into an empire by Antigonus after the death of Alexander the Great, that under his son Demetrius have begun the change from territory paying tribute to a warlord into a kingdom of sorts.

The empire stretches from the Aegean in the West to the Tigris in the East and from the shores of the Propontis in the North to Judea in the South. Indeed until the recent Egyptian-Antigonid War Judea was part of the Antigonid Empire, though it now serves as a buffer state between the Antigonids and Ptolemaic Egypt to the South. With the possible exception of the Seleucid Empire it is the most ethnically, culturally and politically diverse kingdom in the Hellenic world with a Macedonian and Persian ruling caste overseeing a population of Greeks, Syrians, Cappadocians, Lycians and Carians to name just a few.

Politically the empire is ruled by the King of the Syrians from the cities of Halicarnassus and Antigonia. The King rules parts of his territory directly, partly through appointed satraps and partly through the use of local elites. Notably Phoenicia is a full kingdom (ruled by Queen Amira Hadara) within the Antigonid Empire. These local entities are not truly independent but in exchange for loyalty and service enjoy a considerable deal of autonomy.

Members of the Antigonid Empire: Demetrius Antigone Amira Hadara Tarytios

Powerful Cities

Halicarnassus Antigonia Miletus Tyre

Previous ruler Antigonus Current Ruler Demetrius