#lysimachus

[alsadeekalsadouk]

Tetradrachm of Lysimachus

Tetradrachm of Lysimachus, one of Alexander the Great's generals who became king of Thrace.  Scripted The inscription visible on the coin reads "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ," which translates to "of King Lysimachus". Most probably minted under Lysimachus, often features the deified portrait of Alexander the Great on the obverse side. It was used by various states and rulers to promote themselves or deliver political messages. 

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[tchai-castor]

One of my friends is a big fan of Lysimachus, so I drew the Diadochi with Alexander The Great. He posted it on reddit already atually, there were some comments on it, especially why Craterus is so short. Well, that's because I completely misjudged the height when I drew him. At a certain point I was done drawing all of them and I even already had base colors etc. and I noticed that Craterus was just floating around, he wasn't even touching the ground. So instead of elongating him with the select tool, I decided to just draw him a sort of stool, so it wouldn't be as obvious. So no he wasn't short in real life, I just miscalculated.

I actually drew this as a "strike a pose" concept, but someone said they look like a boyband and I actually like that better: Alexander and the Diodochs, performing on Queen levels is now by far one of my favorite things to think about.

[eosphoroz]

last quote you highlighted or loved in the book youre reading

Definitely this FIRE quote from Ory Amitay's 'From Alexander to Jesus'🔥

Love it when anyone or anything talks shit about Alexander the Great's Successors, it's so fun 😂

[jeannereames]

Professor, speaking of the statuary group of Krateros… I was wondering why he was celebrated for saving Alexander’s life during the hunt, while Lysimachos was punished by Alexander and locked in a cage with the lion. Surely, the latter must be an exaggeration 😂, but it does make me think. Sorry for the stupid question!

Lysimachos of Thessaly (then Thrace)

So, Lysimachos was supposedly locked in with a lion because he got poison to Kallisthenes, after Alexander had condemned him to be carried around in a cage. Justin tells us about it (15.3-10), as does Pausanias (1.9.5), albeit more briefly. Curtius has the real story (8.1.13-17). Lysimachos was among the king’s Companions during a hunt in Baktria, where he tried to protect Alexander from a lion, but the king ordered him to step aside and killed the beast himself. He reminded Lysimachos of a time in Syria when he’d been badly mauled by a really BIG lion, and Alexander didn’t want a repeat. (He also wanted show he was king and didn’t need “protecting”!)

Lysimachos was a Bodyguard (Somatophylax) of the king, perhaps from early on, depending on his age. He was Thessalian by ancestry, but his father had been important at Philip’s court, as an Hetairos, so he was probably raised in Pella. He had several brothers who also held important positions in the army. In the novels, I have him as a contemporary of Alexander as part of my “let’s reduce the number of names floating around in the series,” but he was probably a little bit older by 4-6 years. He was much too important for the king to get away with throwing to a lion. Haha. Certainly not for anything less than treason.

Later, after Alexander’s death, he was allied with Kassandros, as he’d married his sister Nikaia, before Antipatros’s death. In the 323 divisions after ATG’s death, he was assigned the satrapy of Thrace, which he eventually became king of probably in the very late 300s. Another oddity, in 302, he married Amastris, who’d been the widow of Dionysos of Herakleia…but before that, she was the highborn princess given to Krateros at the Susa Marriages. Krateros divorced her (apparently with her blessing) in order to marry Phila, who was Nichaia’s (older?) sister. She then married Dionysos. Lysimachos died in 282/1.

(Also, btw, the statue group of Krateros and Alexander was made long after Alexander was dead. And Krateros was dead.)

[whencyclopedia]

Hellenistic Kingdoms c. 301 BCE, after the death of Alexander the Great

A map illustrating the Hellenistic World and kingdoms of the Diadochi (Alexander the Great's successors) c. 301 BCE

[whencyclopedfr]

Amastris

Amastris (c. 340/39-285 av. J.-C.) était une nièce du roi perse Darius III (r. de 336 à 330 av. J.-C.) par son père Oxyathres. Elle fut mariée successivement à Cratère, général d'Alexandre, au tyran Denys d'Héraclée, et enfin à Lysimaque de Thrace. Elle fonda une ville éponyme en Paphlagonie et fut la première reine à émettre des pièces de monnaie à son nom. Amastris, mère de quatre enfants, aurait divorcé pour que Lysimaque puisse épouser Arsinoé II et aurait été assassinée par ses fils pour s'être mêlée de leurs affaires. Malgré leur divorce, Lysimaque vengea sa mort en tuant ses fils. Les chercheurs ont pour la plupart ignoré Amastris et laissé les quelques détails connus de sa vie aussi contradictoires que les sources anciennes les présentent. Pourtant, cette reine peu connue est sans doute la première véritable reine hellénistique, car elle incarne l'enchevêtrement des traditions perses et gréco-macédoniennes.

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[clansayeed]

Kamilah & Lysimachus Sayeed

“Our mother died when we were young, and our father was away at war, so Lysimachus and I practically raised ourselves. It was hard, but... there were still moments of joy. Of love. Of safety.” ― Kamilah, BB 2.06

Well, after stepping away from it for about an hour and after putting them together... I don’t hate it?? I’m sure there are changes I’ll want to make later on but for now I don’t mind it at all.

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[ask-kamilah-sayeed]

* the twins beam a smile at Kamilah then gives her their undivided attention while eating their grapes the sister motions* Go on Ms. Sayeed! tell us more of your story about those twins.

*Kamilah can’t help but smile*Well... they were born a VERY long time ago. Before you were born. Before your parents were born. Even before your grandparents were born. There was a little boy and a little girl. The girl was born 19 minutes before the boy and she frequently liked to remind him of that when they were growing up. The boy was called Lysimachus but everyone called him “Lysi” or “Mach”. The girl was called Kamilah but people called her “Milah” or “Kami”. When they were about your age, Kami liked to get up to all kinds of mischief. Things that children should never do! Even though their family were wealthy, Kami would steal food and pottery from the market stalls. Mach didn’t approve of this at all and would often force her to put things back. Though now and then, Mach would use the food that Kami stole to give to poor families because he was very kind and helpful. The two were very playful and imaginative, and often liked to play make believe. Kami would pretend to be a powerful leader whilst Mach would pretend to be a doctor. Growing up, they were best of friends. They told each other everything and always seemed to know just what the other was thinking. *She pauses momentarily, thinking about how best to end the story*And then Kami DID grow up to be a powerful leader, just like in her make believe games. Although Mach wasn’t a doctor, he went on to become a very brave person and he saved many people. *She pauses again, swallowing hard*And they were best friends, until the very end.