Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A number of notables in classical antiquity are named Demetrius: Demetrius, a writer of Old Comedy ca. 400 BC, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius Demetrius of Alopece, sculptor 5th/4th century BC Demetrius Phalereus, philosopher and statesman of 4th century BC Demetrius I of Macedon Poliorcetes (336-283 BC) Demetrius the Fair, son of Poliorcetes Demetrius II of Macedon (276-229 BC) Demetrius of Pharos, ruler in Illyria 3rd century BC Demetrius I of Bactria Demetrius, Indo-Greek king ca 180-165 BC Demetrius I of Syria, Seleucid king Demetrius II of Syria, his son Demetrius of Scepsis, grammarian and archaeologist 3rd century BC Demetrius Ixion, grammarian 2nd century BC Demetrius Lacon, Epicurean philosopher 2nd century BC Demetrius, composed a guide to letter-writing with 21 types and examples of each type Demetrius of Magnesia, writer Demetrius, rhetorical stylist Demetrius III of Syria, Seleucid king 1st century BC Demetrius of Tarsus, grammarian Demetrius the Cynic, philsopher 1st century Demetrius of Troezen, 1st century writer on literary history, mentioned by Athenaeus and Diogenes Laertius This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.