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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Example Sentences

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 Kent, Charles Foster

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 Kent, Charles Foster

Simon's victories, and especially his conquest of the Greek cities on the plain, aroused the Syrian king, Antiochus Sidetes, the son of Demetrius I, to demand heavy indemnity.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster

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 Davis, William Stearns

Through the hands of Demetrius I will discharge it.'

From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William