Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Thrace and the West Pontic coast in the fourth century BC; Western Asia Minor in the time of Lysimachus; THE ROAD TO BABYLON: FAMILY BACKGROUND, EARLY CAREER AND 'CHARACTER'; THRACE AND PONTUS; THE ACQUISITION OF EMPIRE: AMBITION, ENMITY AND ALLIANCE; AFTER IPSUS: THE EMPIRE EXTENDED; GOVERNOR OF THE GREEKS; KINGSHIP, CULT AND COURT; SCHEMING WOMEN AND SENILE DECAY? THE LAST DAYS OF LYSIMACHUS; Lysimachus and the problem of Prienean autonomy; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Lund sets Lysimachus' actions significantly within the context of the volatile early Hellenistic world and views them as part of a continuum of imperial rule in Asia minor. She challenges the assumption that he was vicious and incompetent
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BibliographyIndex
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index
