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Demetrius I

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[dih-mee-tree-uhs] / dɪˈmi tri əs /

noun

  1. Poliorcetes, 337?–283 b.c., king of Macedonia 294–286 (son of Antigonus I).


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Enough of unavailing tears, Demetrius: I come obedient to thy friendly summons, And hop'd to share thy counsels, not thy sorrows: While thus we mourn the fortune of Aspasia, To what are we reserv'd?

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Samuel Johnson

In 158 B.C., after a period of outlawry in the wilderness east of Judea, Jonathan and his followers were allowed by Demetrius I to settle again within the bounds of Judea.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Charles Foster Kent

Ah!" interrupted Demetrius, "I have heard the whole tale from one of my men who was there.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis

Demetrius I, in order to retain the loyalty of the Jews, permitted Jonathan to maintain a small standing army and to rebuild the fortifications of Jerusalem.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Charles Foster Kent

Through the hands of Demetrius I will discharge it.'

From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware

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