Docimus
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Antigonos Dokimos, commonly shortened and Latinized as Docimus (in Greek
Δόκιμoς; lived 4th century BC), was one of the officers in the Macedon
ian army.
After the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC
) he supported the party of Perdiccas
.
After the death of Perdiccas (321 BC
) he united with Attalus
and Alcetas
, and was taken prisoner together with the former when their combined forces were defeated by Antigonus
in Pisidia
, 320 BC
. The captives were confined in a strong fort, but, during the expedition of Antigonus against Eumenes
, they contrived to overpower their guards, and make themselves masters of the fortress (316 BC
). Docimus, however, having quit the castle to carry on a negotiation with Stratonice
, the wife of Antigonus, was again made prisoner. He appears after this to have entered the service of Antigonus, as we find him in 313 BC
sent by that prince with an army to establish the freedom of the Greek
cities in Caria
. In the campaign preceding the battle of Ipsus
(301 BC
), he held the strong fortress of Synnada
in Phrygia
in charge for Antigonus, but was induced to surrender it into the hands of Lysimachus
.
It is probable that he had been governor of the adjoining Phrygian district for some time: and he had founded there the city called after him Docimium
. His name is not mentioned after the fall of Antigonus.
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Δόκιμoς; lived 4th century BC), was one of the officers in the Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ian army.
After the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC
323 BC
Year 323 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Cerretanus...
) he supported the party of Perdiccas
Perdiccas
Perdiccas was one of Alexander the Great's generals. After Alexander's death in 323 BC he became regent of all Alexander's empire.Arrian tells us he was son of Orontes, a descendant of the independent princes of the Macedonian province of Orestis...
.
After the death of Perdiccas (321 BC
321 BC
Year 321 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calvinus and Caudinus...
) he united with Attalus
Attalus of Macedonia
Attalus , son of Andromenes the Stymphaean, and one of Alexander's officers, was accused with his brothers, Amyntas and Simmias, of having been engaged in the conspiracy of Philotas, 330 BC, but was acquitted, together with his brothers...
and Alcetas
Alcetas
Alcetas , the brother of Perdiccas and son of Orontes from Orestis, is first mentioned as one of Alexander the Great's generals in his Indian expedition...
, and was taken prisoner together with the former when their combined forces were defeated by Antigonus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus , son of Philip from Elimeia, was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and satrap under Alexander the Great. During his early life he served under Philip II, and he was a major figure in the Wars of the Diadochi after Alexander's death, declaring himself king in 306 BC and...
in Pisidia
Pisidia
Pisidia was a region of ancient Asia Minor located north of Lycia, and bordering Caria, Lydia, Phrygia and Pamphylia. It corresponds roughly to the modern-day province of Antalya in Turkey...
, 320 BC
320 BC
Year 320 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Philo...
. The captives were confined in a strong fort, but, during the expedition of Antigonus against Eumenes
Eumenes
Eumenes of Cardia was a Thracian general and scholar. He participated in the wars of the Diadochi as a supporter of the Macedonian Argead royal house.-Career:...
, they contrived to overpower their guards, and make themselves masters of the fortress (316 BC
316 BC
Year 316 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Laenas...
). Docimus, however, having quit the castle to carry on a negotiation with Stratonice
Stratonice (wife of Antigonus)
Stratonice was daughter of Corrhaeus , and wife of Antigonus, king of Asia, by whom she became the mother of two sons, Demetrius Poliorcetes and Philip, who died in 306 BC...
, the wife of Antigonus, was again made prisoner. He appears after this to have entered the service of Antigonus, as we find him in 313 BC
313 BC
Year 313 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Brutus...
sent by that prince with an army to establish the freedom of the Greek
Hellenistic Greece
In the context of Ancient Greek art, architecture, and culture, Hellenistic Greece corresponds to the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC...
cities in Caria
Caria
Caria was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the Carian population in forming Greek-dominated states there...
. In the campaign preceding the battle of Ipsus
Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus was fought between some of the Diadochi in 301 BC near the village of that name in Phrygia...
(301 BC
301 BC
Year 301 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Dictatorship of Corvus...
), he held the strong fortress of Synnada
Synnada
Synnada was an ancient town of Phrygia Salutaris in Asia Minor. Its site is now occupied by the modern Turkish town of Şuhut, in Afyonkarahisar Province...
in Phrygia
Phrygia
In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Phrygians initially lived in the southern Balkans; according to Herodotus, under the name of Bryges , changing it to Phruges after their final migration to Anatolia, via the...
in charge for Antigonus, but was induced to surrender it into the hands of Lysimachus
Lysimachus
Lysimachus was a Macedonian officer and diadochus of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.-Early Life & Career:...
.
It is probable that he had been governor of the adjoining Phrygian district for some time: and he had founded there the city called after him Docimium
Docimium
Docimium, Docimia or Docimeium was an ancient city of Phrygia, Asia Minor where there were famous marble quarries. It remains a Roman Catholic titular see.-History:...
. His name is not mentioned after the fall of Antigonus.
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