 Antigonus II, mudzidzi waZeno weCitium, akapedza nguva zhinji yokutonga kwake achidzivirira Makedhonia kurwisa Epirus nekusimbisa simba reMasedhonia muGirisi, kutanga kurwisa vaAtene muhondo yeCremonidean, uye ipapo mukurwisana neAchaean League yaAratus weSicyon. Muumambo hwevaAntigonid, Makedhoniya yaiwanzoshayiwa mari, migodhi yePangeum yakanga isingachabatsiri sezvaiita Philip II, pfuma yaibva kuhondo dzaAlexander yakanga yapera uye nzvimbo dzokumaruwa dzakanga dzapambwa neuto revaGalli. Chiverengero chikuru chavagari veMakedhonia chakanga chadzorerwawo kunze kwenyika naAlexander kana kuti chakanga chasarudza kutamira kumaguta matsva ekumabvazuva kweGirisi. Vanosvika zvikamu zviviri muzvitatu zvavagari vakatiza, uye uto reMacedonia raigona kungovimba nevashandi vevarume 25 000, uto rakaderera zvikuru kupfuura raiva pasi paFiripi II. 