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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.

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Born
1603
Died
1641
Works
8

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  • 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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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
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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
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Marriages and children
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LysimachusCoinWithHornedAlexander.jpg
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Lysimachus
date of death
0281-02-00
date of birth
0355-00-00
name in native language
Λυσίμαχος
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11 sections
Contents
  • 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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