jun 1, 278 BC - 278 BC - Antigonus founded the Antigonid dynasty which would rule Macedonia until its conquest by the Romans.

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In the short therm, however, he soon had to deal with an invasion from the neighboring kingdom of Epirus, under its brilliant king, Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus succeeded in occupying most of the country, leaving Antigonus with only the coastal towns in the east. Pyrrhus launched a new campaign in Greece before he had finished Antigonus off, and this enabled Antigonus to reoccupy Macedonia. He then pursued Pyrrhus into Greece;

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