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
Crannon or Pella
DiedFebruary 281 BC (aged 78-79)
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 officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306 BC, Asia Minor in 301 BC and Macedon in 288 BC.