Antigonos I Monophthalmos

Antigonos Monophthalmos (ca. 382–301 BCE),a Macedonian nobleman, served the Macedonian kings Philip II and Alexander III, the great as general, and later became one of the main contenders in the Wars of the Successors (see Successors, Wars of) The nickname Monophthalmos (“the One‐Eyed”) was given him after he lost an eye in battle at an unknown time. Antigonos likely married Stratonike, his only known wife, rather late in life, as their oldest son, Demetrios, was not born until 336, their second son Philippos being born not much later (Plut. Demetr. 2.1–2)