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Quiz about The Rise and Fall of Demetrius Pt 2

The Rise and Fall of Demetrius, Pt 2 Quiz

Demetrius continues his quest for power in the post-Alexandrian World. As you take the quiz, you may want to read the information after each answer. It should help fill in the gaps. The quiz closely follows Plutarch's Life of Demetrius.

A multiple-choice quiz by Craterus. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Craterus

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
383,225

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. After the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC, Demetrius Poliorcetes raised an army and fleet in Greece and raided the territory of this Successor. Name him. Hint

Seleucas

Lysichamus

Ptolemy

Cassander

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Question 2 of 10

2. After gaining territory in Cilicia in Asia Minor and learning that Lachares had gained power in Athens, Demetrius set off in 297 BC to re-take the city of Pericles with a large fleet. Upon his arrival off the coast of Attica he met with misfortune. What happened? Hint

Ptolemy's fleet was there waiting and defeated Demetrius

A violent storm destroyed most of the fleet.

Demetrius' crews mutinied

His fleet ran aground and the Athenians captured most of it

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sometime shortly after 297 BC, Demetrius invaded the Peloponnese again and defeated the army of this ancient Greek city. Name the city. Hint

Sparta

Olmypias

Elis

Argos

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Question 4 of 10

4. Also around 297 BC, Cassander, King of Macedonia, died and Demetrius and the King of Epirus soon became embroiled in the fight for the Macedonian throne between Antipater II and Alexander V. Who was this king of Epirus? Hint

Pyrrhus

Dion

Neoptolemus II

Glaucia

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Question 5 of 10

5. By 292 BC-289 BC Demetrius was on another run of success, conquering Thessaly and Thebes, but was forced to fight Pyrrhus for influence and territory in Central Greece. What the result of this war? Hint

Demetrius gained most of eastern Epirus

Pyrrhus overran the Kingdom of Macedonia

Demetrius personally killed Pyrrhus and gained possession of his army

After some initial success by Pyrrhus, he was driven from Demetrius' land and forced to sign a treaty

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Question 6 of 10

6. What military and diplomatic actions did the other Successor kings NOT plan to take against Demetrius and his forces to defeat his plans to retake his father's former possesions in Asia Minor ? Hint

Sail a fleet under Ptolemy to support a Greek uprising

Enlist Pyrrhus to invade Macedonia from the West

Enlist the Illyrian king and his army to invade Macedonia from the west

Invade Macedonia from the east with Lysichamus' army

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Question 7 of 10

7. Demetrius fled south from Macedonia with his forces after his abdication in 287 BC and besieged what city? Hint

Thebes

Amphissa

Corinth

Athens

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Question 8 of 10

8. Demetrius' success is generally seen as the result of his talent as a general and his simple and soldierly lifestyle.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. After lifting the siege of Athens, Demetrius sailed with an army of 11,000 infantry and cavalry for Caria and Lydia in Asia Minor to wrest these provinces from the control of Lysichamus. What was the result of this campaign? Hint

Demetrius was killed in battle near Halicarnassus

Demetrius negotiated a passage to Armenia where he ruled for the rest of his life

Demetris fought Ptolemy near Side and defeated him

His army deserted to King Seleucas after some initial success

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Question 10 of 10

10. After his army's desertion in 286 BC, what was the fate of Demetrius? Hint

He rejoined his fleet and once again sailed for Greece, but drowned after shipwreck in a storm

He was captured by Lysichamus and immediately executed

He was held captive in the Syrian Chersonese by Seleucas and eventually drank himself to death in 283 BC

He was placed in prison in chains by Ptolemy and died within months

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC, Demetrius Poliorcetes raised an army and fleet in Greece and raided the territory of this Successor. Name him.

Answer: Lysichamus

After Ipsus, the Successors divided up the territory previously held by Demetrius' father, Antigonous. Lysichamus gained most of Antigonous' holdings in Asia Minor. Demetrius raided Lysichamus' Thrace in retaliation and enriched his forces, according to Plutarch.

Answer: A violent storm destroyed most of the fleet.

After this disaster, Demetrius, resilient as ever, quickly raised another fleet, conquered territory in the Peloponnese and Attica and ran off the fleet of Ptolemy of Egypt. Demetrius' fleet at this point numbered some 300 ships.

3. Sometime shortly after 297 BC, Demetrius invaded the Peloponnese again and defeated the army of this ancient Greek city. Name the city.

Answer: Sparta

Although in Greece he now held territory in both Attica and the Peloponessus, Demetrius' luck at this time was not all good. In the back and forth of the battles and wars of the times, Lysichamus soon regained Demetius' cities in Asia Minor and Ptolemy took most of Cyprus from him.

Answer: Pyrrhus

Alexander V had requested the aid of both Demetrius and Pyrrhus. The latter promptly invaded and annexed Western Macedonia. Demetrius learned that Alexander was plotting to kill him and and dispatched the Macedonian king first. The Macedonians, fearing Demetrius' army, made him King of Macedonia in 294 BC.

Answer: After some initial success by Pyrrhus, he was driven from Demetrius' land and forced to sign a treaty

Demetrius was sorely tested in the war with Pyrrhus, losing Thessaly and much of Macedonia up to Edessa before driving the Epirot king back. But Demetrius had even bigger plans, building a fleet of 500 ships and working towards the retaking of his father's former possessions in Asia Minor. To execute these plans, he needed his western flank secure from Pyrrhus.

The other three Successor kings, Seleucas, Ptolemy and Lysichamus had other ideas and formed an alliance to thwart him.

Answer: Enlist the Illyrian king and his army to invade Macedonia from the west

Demetrius in the end was overthrown by the Macedonians after seven years and he and placed his son Antigonous Gonatas on the throne. Lysichamus and Pyrrhus descended on Macedonia and divided the country between them.

7. Demetrius fled south from Macedonia with his forces after his abdication in 287 BC and besieged what city?

Answer: Athens

Demetrius once more returned to Athens after a devastating loss. But not for long. The Athenians sent out the philosopher Crates to negotiate terms and Demetrius, who was already planning his next fight against the other Successors and lifted the siege and crossed the Aegean with his army.

8. Demetrius' success is generally seen as the result of his talent as a general and his simple and soldierly lifestyle.

Answer: False

Demetrius' lifestyle was anything but simple. He was flamboyant, extravagant and often religiously profane. At one point while living and ruling in Athens, he moved his quarters into a rear room of the Parthenon where, according to Plutarch, he "shared his dissolute life" with the goddess Athena and his courtesan Lamia and other famous Athenian prostitutes. Both the Macedonians and Athenians did not want Demetrius for this and other reasons.

Answer: His army deserted to King Seleucas after some initial success

His army deserted him and he fled to the passes of Amanus where Plutarch said he hoped to take the road to Caunas in Caria and make his way to the sea where, ever the optimist and fighter, he expected to find his fleet.

10. After his army's desertion in 286 BC, what was the fate of Demetrius?

Answer: He was held captive in the Syrian Chersonese by Seleucas and eventually drank himself to death in 283 BC

Demetrius' good fortune had finally run out. Few had achieved his power and prestige, fewer still had over come so many setbacks. Time and again he had raised an army or navy or both, by inspiring men to follow him, and even worship him. His son Antigonous Gonatas would eventually re-ascend the throne of Macedonia, establishing the Antigoniad dynasty, which would rule the country until 168 BC. Such was the life of Demetrius Poliorcetes,son of Antigonous.

Source: Author Craterus

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