Lysimachus
Sign in to saveLysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306 BC, western Asia Minor in 301 BC and Macedon in 288 BC.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1603
- Died
- 1641
- Works
- 8
Top works
- The ungirding of the Scottish armour
- A true and impartiall history of the military government of the citie of Gloucester : from the beginning of the civil war between the King and Parliament, to the removall of that most faithfull and deserving commander for the defence of his country in their greatest necessity, Col. Edward Massey
- The epistle congratulatorie of Lysimachus Nicanor, of the Societie of Jesu
- The Epistle Congratulatorie Of Lysimachus Nicanor Of the Societie of Jesu, To The Covenanters In Scotland. VVherein is paralleled our sweet Harmony and correspondency in divers materiall points of Doctrine and Practice. ... (8 lines)
- The epistle congratulatorie of Lysimachus Nicanor of the Societie of Jesu to the Covenanters in Scotland
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- 1
- Total plays
- 5
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Key facts
- Royalty.type
- monarch
- Royalty.name
- Lysimachus
- Royalty.image
- Lisymachus, marble - Ephesus Museum.JPG
- Royalty.caption
- Hellenistic marble bust of Lysimachus at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, dated circa 300 BC.
- Royalty.succession
- King of Thrace
- Royalty.reign
- 306–281 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Alexander IV
- Royalty.successor
- Ptolemy Keraunos
- Royalty.succession1
- King of Asia Minor
- Royalty.reign1
- 301–281 BC
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus
- Royalty.successor1
- Seleucus I Nicator
- Royalty.succession2
Key dates
- Born
- 355 BCE
- Died
- February 281 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Diadochi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thrace
- Place of birth
- Pella
- Father
- Agathocles of Pella
- Sibling
- Alcimachus of Apollonia
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- king of Macedonia
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Diadochi
- Later years
- Marriages and children
- Family tree of Lysimachids
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- External links
Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306 BC, western Asia Minor in 301 BC and Macedon in 288 BC.
==Early life and career== left|thumb|upright|A marble bust of Lysimachus, an Augustus|Augustan Roman era copy of a Hellenistic Greek original dated to the 2nd century BC, [[National Archaeological Museum, Naples]]