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BELLA PER GRAECIAM ET ASIAM GESTA
312.301 a.C.
B.C.
312. — .Vntigomis sends his son Demetrius to oppose Ptolemy in Syria, ami he reaches (jaza.
Ptolemy and Seleucus set out from Pelusium, inarch through the desert, and meet Demetrius at (iaza.
is a hattle, in which Uemetrius is completely defeated, and he retreats to Tripolis.
Here there
Ptolemy and Selcucus occupy fSyria ; Siilou surrenders ; Tyie also surrenders after a mutiny in the city.
Seleucus, with about 1,000 men, marches to Mesopotamia, where he is well received. At Carrhae, the Macedonians
join him : he is welcomed at Babylon, and Baliylonia goes o\er to him.
Nicanor, itlratcyitu set over Media and the eastern satrdpies, collects an army and marches, probably from Susa, against
Babylon.
.Seleucus marclies across the Tigris to meet him, surprises him at night, and defeats him. Nicanor's troops go over
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to Seleucus, who thus wins Susiana, Media, the neighbouring parts, and probablj' Persia too.
Syria, Ptolemy sends Cilles, one of his generals, against Demetrius. Demetrius defeats and captures him with his
force.
Antigonus then sets out from Celaenao in South Phrygia, crosses Mt. Taurus, and joins Demetrius.
Ptolemy retreats into Egypt, destroying on his way the towns of Ace, loppa, Samaria and (iaza.
Antigonus recovers Sj-ria.
Antigonus, holding the Xabataei to blame for the successfid march of Seleucus to Babylon, sends his general
Athenaeus against them.
Athenaeus starts from Idumaea, reaches Petra, which he surprises anil plunders.
Nabataei, surprised and completely defeated by them.
On his return, he is caught by the
Antigonus then sends Demetrius against the Nabataei, and he makes terms with them, returning by the Dead Sea
(L. Asphaltites).
In order to take the asphalt works out of the hands of the Nabataei, Antigonus sends Hieronymus, of Cardia, for
the purpose. The Nabataei assend)le an arm\' and drive him out.
Antigonus now sends Demetrius against Babylon, while Seleucus is away in the eastern provinces. Demetrius starts
from Damascus, crosses Me.sopotamia, aiul reaches Baljylon, where he finds only the two citadels defended. He
captures one, leaves a force against the other, and, after devastating the country, returns.
Seleucus returns from his tour, recovers Babylonia, and also defeats Nicanor in a second battle, in which Nicanor is
slain.
All provinces east of the Euphrates are lost to Antigonus. In the arrangement which ensues between Cassander,
Lysimaclius and Ptolemy, Cassander is to be ilrateijui in Europe, Lysimachus is to keep Thrace, and Ptolemy, Egypt
and neighbouring places in Libya and \rabia.
All Asia is to be under the rule of Antigonus, and all (ireek cities to be free.
Seleucus is not mentioned in the peace, but Antigonus would not recognise him as ruler of Babylon.
In this year Alexander, the son of Alexander the (Jreat, and Roxana, are put to death by Cassander at Amphipolis.
310.— Pt(demy of Egypt demands the freedom of (ireek cities, and sends an army and fleet under Lconidas to Cilicia Trachea
and occupies it. In the meantime there is trouble in Hellespontine Phrygia, where Antigonus' nephew deserts to
Cassander, and his commander Phoenix refuses to obey Antigonus.
Antigonus sends his younger son Philippus against Helle.spontine Phrygia, and Demetrius to Cilicia.
Demetrius defeats Ptolemy's othcer, Leonidas, and recovers Cilicia Tracliea.
Polysperchon, in the Peloponnese, invites Heracles, son of Alexander the Great and Barsine, from Asia to claim the
Macedonian thront. Aetolians promise help to Polysperchon. who marches through Aetolia and Epirus to Macedonia.
He meets Cassander at Tymphaea, and, instead of fighting, allows himself to be won over, and puts to death Heracles
and Baisine
Polysperchon now marches towards the Peloponnese, is opposed, and has to winter in Locris.
309. — Somewhere between 310-9, Ptolemy sends Argaeus and Callicrates with a fleet to I'aphus in Cyprus to put clown
Nicocles, the ruler, who was intriguing with .\ntigouus.
Ptolemy him.self. in this year, sets out with a "fleet from Egypt, captures Phasclis and .\anthus in Lycia. then
Caunus, and proceeds to lay siege to Halicarnassus, which is lelieveil by Demetrius. He then proceeds to Cos, where
he is met by Antigoinis' nephew who had revolted in Hellespontine Phrygia. They riuarrel, and Ptolemy puts
.\ntigonus' nephew to death, wliereupon Phoenix makes terjns with Antigonus.
308. - I'lolemy sets sail from Myiidus for tireece. On his wMy he liberates Andrus from the garrison of Antigonus, then
proceeds to the Isthnni.s, wliere he wins over Corinth and Sicyon, and occupies Megara. He then makes peace with
Cassander on the .italiu (jito, and, leaving garrisons at Corinth and Sicyon, rctin'us to Egypt.
Soon afterwards Ptolemy resigns Corinth to Cassander, who also receives Megara, and has his influence at Thebes
restored.
307.— Ill the spring Antigonus semis Demetrius with a fleet from Epliesus to Hellas. He goes to Attica, surprises the Piraeus,
and obtains surrender of Athens.
Demetrius then l)esieges Cassander's garrison at Munychia. He captures and plunders Megara, then returns to
Munychia, which surrenders after severe Hghting ; enters .Athens and restores the democracy.
Antigonus, after removing his garrison, gives Imbrus to Athens.
306.— In the spring Antigonus recalls Demetrius from .\thens, and himself takes up his headquarters at Antigonea on the
Orontes.
Demetrius sails to Caria and Cilicia, tl'.cnce he crosses to Cyjjrus, where he captures Carp:isia and Cerynia, and begins
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