Demetrius II of Macedon

Demetrius II Aetolicus in Wikipedia

Demetrius II Aetolicus (Greek: Δημήτριος Αιτωλικός) son of Antigonus Gonatas, reigned as king of Macedonia from the winter of 239 to 229 BC[1]. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty and was born in 275 BC[2]. There is a possibility[3] that his father had already elevated to him to position of power equal to his own before his death. If this had occu...

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Demetrius in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Son of Philip III., of Macedonia, an excellent prince, greatly beloved by his countrymen, and sent by his father as a hostage to Rome, where he also made many friends. He was subsequently liberated, and not long after paid a second visit to the capital of Italy as an ambassador from Philip, on which occasion he obtained favourable terms for his fat...

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