The Agathocles Affair or, The Fall of the House of Lysimachus
Lysimachus (ca. 355-281 BCE) is the only Successor of Alexander the Great who did not establish a lasting dynasty. The Agathocles Affair is generally considered the critical moment that led to the fall of the house of Lysimachus. Rather than the king or his heir, the king’s youngest wife Arsinoe ha...
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2024-12-01
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Lysimachus (ca. 355-281 BCE) is the only Successor of Alexander the Great who did not establish a lasting dynasty. The Agathocles Affair is generally considered the critical moment that led to the fall of the house of Lysimachus. Rather than the king or his heir, the king’s youngest wife Arsinoe has traditionally received all blame for the succession crisis. This paper reevaluates the Agathocles Affair within the context of Lysimachus’ polygynous marital relations as a case study of the troubled position of the designated heir as well as the sons of the king’s other wives
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| spelling | doaj-art-948c3a283cf247ab83ab1b89f741ccc32025-01-04T03:13:04ZellUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaKaranos2604-61992604-35212024-12-01710.5565/rev/karanos.111The Agathocles Affair or, The Fall of the House of LysimachusBranko van Oppen de Ruiter0Tampa Museum Lysimachus (ca. 355-281 BCE) is the only Successor of Alexander the Great who did not establish a lasting dynasty. The Agathocles Affair is generally considered the critical moment that led to the fall of the house of Lysimachus. Rather than the king or his heir, the king’s youngest wife Arsinoe has traditionally received all blame for the succession crisis. This paper reevaluates the Agathocles Affair within the context of Lysimachus’ polygynous marital relations as a case study of the troubled position of the designated heir as well as the sons of the king’s other wives https://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/111LysimachusAgathoclesThraceMacedonian kingdomdynastic successionmarital relations |
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| title | The Agathocles Affair or, The Fall of the House of Lysimachus |
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| topic | Lysimachus Agathocles Thrace Macedonian kingdom dynastic succession marital relations |
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