Agathocles (son of Lysimachus)

Agathocles (Greek Ἀγαθοκλής; † 283/282 BC) was the eldest son and designated heir of Diadochenherrschers Lysimachus. His mother was probably Nicaea, daughter of Antipater.

Agathocles already served his ruling in Thrace and western Asia Minor father at a young age as a commander. In a campaign against the Getae under their king Dromichaetes by 292 BC he fell into the captivity, of those was but sent back with presents to his father again, as they hoped to reach a peaceful agreement with Lysimachus. The but personally led a campaign against these and other got it even in their captivity. Only it Lysimachus was ready to conclude a peace with the Getae.

After his father was 287 BC also became King of Macedon, Agathocles was the expected heir to the greater part of present-day Greece and Turkey. In the same year he fought off the attack of Demetrius Poliorketes on Asia Minor (fifth Diadochenkrieg ), urging him about the Taurus in Cilicia, dominated by Seleucus from. Because he then blocked the mountain passes of the Taurus he cut Demetrios from the way to the sea, to which this Seleucus had to surrender.

Agathocles was the long awaited successor to the throne of the increasingly tyrannical ruling Lysimachus especially among the young. This had now married Arsinoe II, daughter of King Ptolemy I of Egypt and half-sister of his own wife Lysandra. Because Arsinoe II wanted to secure the succession to the throne of their own children, they slandered her stepson Agathocles with his father. Allegedly, he had intended to poison him, whereupon Lysimachus approved the murder of his son.

Agathocles ' widow, his half-brother Alexander and his followers fled to Seleucus it. The declared himself the avenger of Agathocles and killed Lysimachus 281 BC at the Battle of Kurupedion (sixth Diadochenkrieg ).

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• Man
• Greek ( Ancient )
• Politicians ( Macedonia)
• Born in the 4th century BC
• Died in the 3rd century BC