he armies of the Antigonids and the opposing Alliance met near the town of Ipsus on the plains of central Phrygia. On one side were arrayed the unified armies of King Antigonus ‘the One-eyed’, and his son Demetrius ‘the Besieger’. Demetrius was bold and energetic, but his father Antigonus was over 80 years old and could no longer ride. It is likely he directed the army from a litter carried in the middle of the phalanx. The Antigonids had 70,000 infantry, 10,000
