Lysimachus

Lysimachus
Hellenistic marble bust of Lysimachus at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, dated circa 300 BC.
King of Thrace
Reign306–281 BC
PredecessorAlexander IV
SuccessorPtolemy Keraunos
King of Asia Minor
Reign301–281 BC
PredecessorAntigonus I Monophthalmus
SuccessorSeleucus I Nicator
King of Macedon
with Pyrrhus of Epirus
Reign288–281 BC
PredecessorDemetrius I Poliorcetes
SuccessorPtolemy Keraunos
Bornc. 360 BC[1][2]
Crannon or Pella
DiedFebruary 281 BC (aged approximately 79)
Corupedium, near Sardis
(modern-day Salihli, Manisa, Turkey)
Burial
Consort
Issue
Among others
FatherAgathocles

Lysimachus (/lɪˈsɪməkəs/; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian[3] officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became king of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.

  1. ^ The Pimlico Dictionary Of Classical Civilizations: "Lysimachus (360–281 BC), one of the close companions of Alexander the Great, assumed the title of king in 305 BC"
  2. ^ The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage: "Lysimachus (c. 360–281 BC), another diadoch and a past bodyguard of Alexander, received the greater part of Asia Minor."
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sear1978 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).