Founding of Lysimachia
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The Founding of Lysimachia refers to the establishment of the ancient city of Lysimachia on the Thracian Chersonese by the Diadoch ruler Lysimachus as a strategic and political center of his Hellenistic kingdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city founding
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historical event ⓘ |
| follows | death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| hasAgent | Lysimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateTime |
c. 309–306 BCE
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late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
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Wars of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Greek colonization traditions
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Hellenistic city planning ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Lysimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of Diadoch city foundation
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illustrates use of urban foundations for territorial control ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Hellenistic kingdom of Lysimachus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellespont region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysimachia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ Thracian Chersonese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Lysimachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRole |
administrative center of Lysimachus’ realm
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royal residence of Lysimachus ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
consolidation of Lysimachus’ power
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control of Thracian Chersonese ⓘ control of routes between Europe and Asia ⓘ political center ⓘ strategic center ⓘ |
| hasRegionType |
coastal area
ⓘ
isthmus ⓘ |
| hasResult |
creation of new urban center on Thracian Chersonese
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establishment of Lysimachia as major city ⓘ strengthening of Lysimachus’ control in Thrace ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
control of land routes across Thracian Chersonese
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control of sea routes through the Hellespont ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction |
administrative hub
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commercial center ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lysimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Lysimachia as capital of Lysimachus’ kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Macedonian rule in Thrace
ⓘ
partition of Alexander’s empire ⓘ |
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