Demetrius - Wikipedia
Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter ".
Demetrius of Phalerum - Wikipedia
Demetrius of Phalerum (also Demetrius of Phaleron or Demetrius Phalereus; Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC [1]) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens. A student of Theophrastus, and perhaps of Aristotle, he was one of the first members of the Peripatetic school of philosophy.
Demetrius I Poliorcetes - Wikipedia
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (/ dɪˈmiːtriəs pɒliɔːrˈsiːtiːz /; Greek: Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής, Dēmḗtrios Poliorkētḗs, lit. 'the Besieger of Cities'; 337 – 283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 and 301 BC, and king of Macedon between 294 and 288 BC.
Who Was Demetrius the Besieger, King of Macedon? | Smithsonian
Aug 22, 2022 · Why Demetrius the Besieger Was One of History’s Most Outrageous Kings. The ancient Macedonian monarch specialized in siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege
Demetrius Of Phaleron | Athenian, Politician, Educator | Britannica
Demetrius Of Phaleron (born c. 350 bc, Phaleron, near Athens [Greece]—died c. 280, Egypt) was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher who was appointed governor of Athens by the Macedonian general Cassander (317 bc).
Demetrius of Thessaloniki - OrthodoxWiki
Aug 31, 2017 · The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-martyr (Greek: Μεγαλομάρτυς) Demetrius of Thessaloniki the Myrrh-streamer (Greek Μυροβλήτης) (also Demetrios) is one of the most popular saints in the Orthodox world.
Demetrius I of Macedon - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 23, 2016 · Demetrius I of Macedon, also known as Demetrios Poliorcetes, the 'Besieger' (c. 336 - c. 282 BCE), was a Macedonian king who, along with his father Antigonus I, fought for control of Alexander the Great's empire in the 'Successor Wars'.
DEMETRIUS, On Style - Loeb Classical Library
The most famous critic by this name is Demetrius of Phaleron (ca. 360–280 b.c.), the student of Aristotle who governed Athens 317–307 b.c. and wrote on a number of literary and rhetorical subjects, 2 and On Style is mistakenly attributed to him in the superscription of the tenth-century manuscript P. 3 But this attribution is a later ...
The Internet Classics Archive | Demetrius by Plutarch
Not only were their lives each a series of great successes and great disasters, mighty acquisitions and tremendous losses of power, sudden overthrows followed by unexpected recoveries, but they died, also, Demetrius in actual captivity to his enemies and Antony on the verge of it.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Demetrius
Apr 23, 2024 · Meaning & History. Latinized form of the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter 1. Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name.