THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Lysimachus

Macedonian officer, one of Alexander's successor kings

Lysimachus has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 361 BCE in Pella, Greece.

Born

in 361 BCE

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in January 281 BCE

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Pella, Greece
Professions
military personnel, politician, sovereign
Citizenship
Macedonia, Thrace

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 361 BCE (arcanum.com) or in 355 BCE (oxfordre.com).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 355 BCE

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

More about Lysimachus

Family

Spouse
Arsinoe II
Child
Eurydice
Child
Ptolemy Epigonos
Spouse
Nicaea of Macedon
Child
Alexander
Child
Arsinoe I
Child
Agathocles
Spouse
Amastris

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Lysimachus born?

Lysimachus was born in Pella, Greece.