The End of the Age of the Successors
Tides of History
Mild Rule Masks Lost Freedom
Demetrius, after a successful siege, captured Athens, demonstrating a strategic use of resources and military might. Despite suffering a serious injury from a catapult during the siege of Messini, he managed to blockade the city and force its surrender by outnumbering enemy forces. In a surprising move, he treated the Athenians with relative leniency, allowing them to maintain the facade of democracy. However, the establishment of a garrison in the city signified that the Athenians had become subjects of a king rather than free citizens, exposing the contradiction between Demetrius' rhetoric of Greek freedom and the reality of increased subjugation.
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