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Was the Kingdom of Lysimachos, one of the Macedonian Generals that partitioned the Empire of Alexander the Great.
Establishment
April 315 BC: Lysimachus controlled Thrace.
Chronology
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Were a series of conflicts that were fought between the generals of Alexander the Great, known as the Diadochi, over who would rule his empire following his death.
1.1.Second War of the Diadochi
Was the conflict between the coalition of Polyperchon (as regent of the Macedonian Empire), Olympias and Eumenes and the coalition of Cassander, Antigonus, Ptolemy and Lysimachus following the death of Cassander's father, Antipater (the old regent).
1.1.1.Consolidation of the borders after the Second War of the Diadochi
Were a series of events and military operations after the Second war of the Diadochi that led to the consolidation of the borders between the successor states of the Macedonian Empire.
1.2.Consolidation of the borders after the Third War of the Diadochi
Were a series of events and military operations after the Third war of the Diadochi that led to the consolidation of the borders between the successor states of the Macedonian Empire.
November 301 BC: Mithridates Ktistes establishes himself as ruler in the Pontic region.
November 301 BC: Demetrios conquers western Anatolia.
January 296 BC: Zipoites establishes the Kingdom of Bithynia.
January 293 BC: Ptolemy I recovers Cyprus, eastern Cilicia, and Lycia.
January 293 BC: While Demetrius consolidated his control of mainland Greece, his outlying territories were invaded and captured by Lysimachus, who recovered western Anatolia.
January 292 BC: Demetrios (Antigonid Dynasty) occupies Thrace.
February 292 BC: Demetrios (Antigonid Dynasty) leave Thrace.
1.3.Fourth War of the Diadochi
Was a war between Macedonian generals that saw Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander fight against Antigonus and Demetrios.
January 301 BC: But now Cassander called in aid from his allies, and Anatolia was invaded by Lysimachus.
September 301 BC: Battle of Ipsos: Antigonus falls, Seleucus annexes Syria and Cappadocia, Lysimachus annexes Hellespont, Phrygia and Ionia. Cilicia went to Cassander's brother Pleistarchus (as an indipendent reign). Demetrius, retained control of Cyprus, the Peloponnese, and many of the Aegean islands, as well as the Aegean coast.
1.4.Fifth War of the Diadochi
Was a war between Macedonian Generals that saw Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Seleucus fight against Demetrios.
January 285 BC: Demetrius was ultimately captured by Seleucus, drinking himself to death two years later. Lysimachus and Pyrrhus divided the Kingdom between them.
1.5.Consolidation of the borders after the Fifth War of the Diadochi
Were a series of events and military operations after the Fifth war of the Diadochi that led to the consolidation of the borders between the successor states of the Macedonian Empire.
January 284 BC: Pyrrhos was a Greek general and statesman who ruled the Kingdom of Epirus. Antigonos Gonatas was a Macedonian nobleman and king of Macedonia. Lysimachus was a general and successor of Alexander the Great, ruling over Thrace and parts of Asia Minor. In -285, Lysimachus defeated Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas, annexing Macedonia to his own kingdom.
January 284 BC: Pyrrhos was a Greek general and statesman who ruled Epirus, while Antigonos Gonatas was a Macedonian king. Lysimachus was a general under Alexander the Great who later became king of Thrace and Macedonia. The defeat of Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas by Lysimachus in -285 led to the annexation of Macedonia by the Kingdom of Lysimachus.
1.6.Sixth War of the Diadochi
Was a war between Macedonian Generals that saw Lysimachus fight against Seleucus.
January 281 BC: In 282 BC the Tarentines, who were drunkenly celebrating parties in honor of the god Dionysus in a theater overlooking the sea, escorted by the Roman ships (of merchants), believed that they were advancing against them and attacked them. After the attack on the Roman fleet, the Tarentines, realizing that their reaction to the Roman provocation could lead to war and convinced of Rome's hostile attitude, marched against Thurii, which was taken and sacked. The Tarentines, who did not respect the following embassies from Rome, thus began the war, also involving Epirus, called to help by the Tarentines against the Romans.
April 281 BC: Seleukos is murdered by Ptolemy Keraunos, who takes power in Macedonia.
April 281 BC: The remote part of Lysander's kingdom is supposed to have been disappeared completely.
April 281 BC: Seleucus, after appointing his son Antiochus ruler of his Asian territories, defeated and killed Lysimachus at the Battle of Corupedium in Lydia.
Disestablishment
January 281 BC: In 282 BC the Tarentines, who were drunkenly celebrating parties in honor of the god Dionysus in a theater overlooking the sea, escorted by the Roman ships (of merchants), believed that they were advancing against them and attacked them. After the attack on the Roman fleet, the Tarentines, realizing that their reaction to the Roman provocation could lead to war and convinced of Rome's hostile attitude, marched against Thurii, which was taken and sacked. The Tarentines, who did not respect the following embassies from Rome, thus began the war, also involving Epirus, called to help by the Tarentines against the Romans.
April 281 BC: Seleukos is murdered by Ptolemy Keraunos, who takes power in Macedonia.
April 281 BC: The remote part of Lysander's kingdom is supposed to have been disappeared completely.
April 281 BC: Seleucus, after appointing his son Antiochus ruler of his Asian territories, defeated and killed Lysimachus at the Battle of Corupedium in Lydia.
Kingdom of Lysimachos
