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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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lysimachus is referenced by 619 other articles, and connects out to Ptolemy Epigonos, Anatolia and Macedonia.
It is catalogued under topics including 281 BC deaths, 360s BC births and 3rd-century BC Macedonian monarchs.
Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.
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
- King of Macedonwith Pyrrhus of Epirus
- Royalty.reign2
- 288–281 BC
- Royalty.predecessor2
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes
- Royalty.successor2
- Ptolemy Keraunos
- Royalty.issue link
- Marriages and children
- Royalty.issue pipe
- Among others
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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
- Image
- LysimachusCoinWithHornedAlexander.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lysimachus
- date of death
- 0281-02-00
- date of birth
- 0355-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Λυσίμαχος
- relative
- Ptolemy Ceraunus
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Encyclopedic overview
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]]
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