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LYSIMACHUS
289-281 a.C.
B.C.
289.—Somewhere about this year Lysimachus brings under liis power Heraclea in Bithynia, with its neighbours Tins and
Amastris. He continues the planting of the city Antigonea, planned by Antigonus, but calls it Nicaea. He changes
the name of Antigonea in the Troad to Alexandria ;
and completes the designs of Antigonus by restoring Smyrna and
Ephesus, the latter being removed nearer to the sea. He has a treasury on the Thracian coast near ApoUonia, and
another at Perganium in Mysia. He also possesses the islands of Samothrace and Leninus.
Zipoctes, prince of Bithynia, who was in chronic rebellion, defeats and kills two of Lysimachus' generals.
Lysimachus destroys Astacus, probably during the war with Zipoctes.
285.—Lysimachus makes war on Pyrrhus of Macedon, penetrates into the south of Maeedon and encamps over against Pyrrhus
at Edessa.
The Macedonian troops desert Pyrrhus, who, with his Eijirotc followers, retires to Epirus.
Lysimachus adds Macedonia and most of Thessaly to his dominions. He allies himself with the Aetolians.
Lysiniachia in Aetolia is founded and named after him.
281.—War between Lysimachus and Seleucus.
Lysimachus collects a fleet and army and crosses the Hellespont.
The two armies meet, and a decisive battle is fought at Corupedium in Hellespontine Phrygia. Lysimachus is
defeated and killed, and his army goes over to Seleucus.
Seleucus is now master of all Asia Minor except Heraclea, Bithynia, and North Cappadocia, where he was resisted by
Mithridates. \l was probably in a battle against Mithridates that Diodorus, a commander of Seleucus, was defeated
and lost with his forces.
Seleucus, with his army, crosses after the battle into the Thracian Chersonese ; and on the march to Lysiniachia is
treacherously assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus. Seleucus was the last survivor of the Diadochi marshals of
Alexander the Great.
Ptolemy Ceraunus becomes King of Macedon.
To face Mnp 21.