A proper name referring to various historical figures from ancient Greece and Macedonia, particularly several kings and generals.
From Greek Antigonus, meaning 'worthy opponent' or 'against birth/descent' (anti- + gonia). The name was borne by several important Macedonian rulers after Alexander the Great's empire fractured.
Antigonus I ruled one of the three major Hellenistic kingdoms and his descendants fought brilliant military campaigns—the Antigonids are one of history's most underrated dynasty!
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