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 Arsino...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:304382 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/304382 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/karanos.111 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lysimachus Agathocles Thrace Macedonian kingdom Dynastic succession Marital relations Lisímaco Agátocles Tracia Reino de macedonia Sucesión dinástica Relaciones maritales |
| Sumario: | 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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