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Antigonus I
Antigonus I (Antigonus the One-Eyed or Antigonus Cyclops) , 382?-301 BC, general of Alexander the Great and ruler in Asia. He was made (333 BC) governor of Phrygia, and after the death of Alexander he was advanced by the friendship of Antipater , who with Ptolemy I and Craterus, supported Ant... Read more
Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus , c.318-272 BC, Molossian king of Epirus. He fought at Ipsus in Asia Minor in the service of Demetrius Poliorcetes (later Demetrius I ) of Macedon, and by the aid of Ptolemy I he became (297 BC) joint king of Epirus with Neoptolemus. He removed (295) Neoptolemus from the throne, but before ... Read more
Seleucus I
Seleucus I (Seleucus Nicator) , d. 280 BC, king of ancient Syria. An able general of Alexander the Great, he played a leading part in the wars of the Diadochi . In the new partition of the empire in 312 BC he received Babylonia. Conquest of Susiana and Media enlarged his holdings, and he invaded ... Read more
Diadochi
Diadochi [Gr.,=successors], the Macedonian generals and administrators who succeeded Alexander the Great . Alexander's empire, the largest that the world had known to that time, was quickly built. At his death in 323 BC it disintegrated even more quickly. Alexander's more important followers, late... Read more
Ptolemy I
Ptolemy I (Ptolemy Soter) , d. 284 BC, king of ancient Egypt, the first ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (or Lagid dynasty), son of a Macedonian named Lagus. He was one of the leading generals of Alexander the Great, and after Alexander's death (323 BC) he joined the other Diadochi in dividing an... Read more

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Ipsus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ipsus , small town, ancient Phrygia, Asia Minor. Antigonus I , who had summoned his son Demetrius to his aid, was defeated and slain there by his rivals Seleucus and Lysimachus in 301 BC The battle of Ipsus resulted in the dissolution of Alexander's empire.
Diadochi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Macedon), attempted to rebuild Alexander's empire. He failed. Antigonus and Demetrius were finally defeated in the battle of Ipsus (301 BC). The Diadochi had been declaring themselves kings, Antigonus first and then the others. The contest was carried...
Seleucus I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...present Afghanistan to Chandragupta . Seleucus was drawn into the league against Antigonus I , and when Antigonus was defeated at Ipsus in 301 BC, Seleucus gained a large part of Asia Minor and all of Syria. Of the Macedonian generals he was the one who tried...
Pyrrhus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pyrrhus , c.318-272 BC, Molossian king of Epirus. He fought at Ipsus in Asia Minor in the service of Demetrius Poliorcetes (later Demetrius I ) of Macedon, and by the aid of Ptolemy I he became...
Lysimachus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Cassander , Ptolemy I , and Seleucus I —in the league against Antigonus I , and after the defeat of Antigonus at Ipsus, Lysimachus took W Asia Minor as his share (301 BC). In 286 BC he added Macedonia to his kingdom by defeating Pyrrhus...
Demetrius I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...fearing the power of Antigonus, allied themselves against him, Antigonus and Demetrius were badly defeated in the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC, and Antigonus was killed. Demetrius later became reconciled with Seleucus I and regained Athens for himself in...
Cassander
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...resisted the efforts of Antigonus I to rebuild the empire and was one of the coalition that defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at Ipsus in 301. Secure in his position, he founded the cities of Thessaloníki and Cassandreia (on the site of Potidaea...
Antigonus I
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...governor of Phrygia (333 bc) and, in the struggles over the regency, defeated challengers to gain control of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Asia Minor. In 306 bc he defeated his former ally, Ptolemy I, at Salamis. He was killed at Ipsus.
Ptolemy I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...defeated the troops of Antigonus in 312 but he was defeated at Salamis in 306, and the ultimate defeat and death of Antigonus at Ipsus in 301 resolved the situation. Ptolemy had already declared himself king in 305. Subsequently he laid the outline for Ptolemaic...

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Antigonus I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...sole leadership, declaring himself king (306). His considerable success induced his rivals - Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysimachus - to combine, defeat, and kill him at the ‘battle of the kings’ at Ipsus.

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Wandsworth's village people
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 10/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...live close by and walk or cycle to work." Already under way is a 138-home project on Hardwick's Way by Battersea-based Ipsus Developments. This scheme lies next to the new business village, between the high street and King George's Park. Flats...
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Magazine article from: Marketing Week; 3/30/2006; 700+ words ; ...2000 years ago the Roman Epicurean poet Lucretius sighed deeply and wrote: "Medio de fonte leporum surgit amari aliquid in ipsus floribus angat". Loosely translated, that means "From the heart of this fountain of delicious joys wells up some bitter...
Good news ; Shared ownership still offers 100 per cent mortgages to first-time buyers to help them get on the ladder, reports David Spittles
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 8/20/2008; ; 660 words ; ...studio flats start at [pounds]182,500, or [pounds]45,625 for the minimum 25 per cent share. Other schemes include Ipsus in Clapham Old Town, St George's Wharf in Vauxhall and Whitechapel Depot in east London. Call 020 8357 4444, or email sales...
Yes, you can buy your first home ; Shared-ownership schemes are now open to all first-time buyers with a household income below [pounds]60,000
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 8/27/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Parkside, Wandsworth, from [pounds]182,500, or [pounds]45,625 for a 25 per cent share. Other NHHO schemes include Ipsus in Clapham Old Town, St George's Wharf in Vauxhall, Viridian in Battersea and Whitechapel Depot in East London. Call 020...
Nappy Valley grows up ; The family-favourite 'villages' south of the river are about to enjoy some very posh refurbishment, says David Spittles
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 2/27/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...become a public square. Grafton Square has an imposing missionary church, recently split into 12 flats, and under way is IPSUS 02, a development of 102 apartments. No prices yet (Hamptons International, 020 7758 8495). NOISY Clapham High Street...
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/16/1994; ; 453 words ; ...chromosomes of a honey bee; The percentage of the world's grapes grown in Italy. And lest we forget: Anni? Sedecim. Flos ipsus (Terence, 161 BC) - which roughly translates as: "I am sixteen, turning seventeen. Innocent as the day" (The Sound...
COMMENT: Buyers offered incentives to live in luxury.
Magazine article from: Mortgage Strategy; 2/9/2009; 700+ words ; ...developers are being inventive in trying to get first-time buyers to commit. To date, nothing beats what's on offer at the Ipsus development in Wandsworth, London SW18. Here you can be seduced by what the developer refers to as a complete lifestyle package...
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Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/5/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...No member of the public was going to believe him," said Julia Clark, head of political research at the polling company Ipsus Mori. The latest crisis, over party financing, also recalls the dog days of the Blair era, when accusations that Labour...
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Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/6/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...No member of the public was going to believe him," said Julia Clark, head of political research at the polling company Ipsus Mori. The latest crisis, over party financing, also recalls the dog days of the Blair era, when accusations that Labour...
Idumaean ostraca and early Hellenistic chronology.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...dominated the eastern Mediterranean from his arrival in Phoenicia, after expelling Seleucus from Babylon, until the battle of Ipsus. Antigonus arrived in Babylon early in 316. The Babylonian or Diadochi Chronicle (BM 34660 obv. 14-15) states that in...