Lysimachus
Lysimachus (/lɪˈsɪməkəs/; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.
| Lysimachus | |
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Hellenistic marble bust of Lysimachus at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, dated circa 300 BC. | |
| King of Thrace | |
| Reign | 306–281 BC |
| Predecessor | Alexander IV |
| Successor | Ptolemy Keraunos |
| King of Asia Minor | |
| Reign | 301–281 BC |
| Predecessor | Antigonus I Monophthalmus |
| Successor | Seleucus I Nicator |
| King of Macedon with Pyrrhus of Epirus | |
| Reign | 288–281 BC |
| Predecessor | Demetrius I Poliorcetes |
| Successor | Ptolemy Keraunos |
| Born | c. 360 BC Crannon or Pella |
| Died | February 281 BC (aged approximately 79) Corupedium, near Sardis (modern-day Salihli, Manisa, Turkey) |
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| Issue Among others | |
| Father | Agathocles |
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