Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Nov 2010)

The Last Marriage and the Death of Lysimachus

  • Sviatoslav Dmitriev

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 2
pp. 135 – 149

Abstract

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The crisis of succession near the end of Lysimachus' reign was prompted by the altered fortunes of his wife Arsinoe once her brother became king of Egypt as Ptolemy II in 285 B.C.