Lysimachus of Egypt

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Lysimachus (in Greek Λυσιμαχoς; lived 3rd century BC) was a son of king Ptolemy Philadelphus (283246 BC) by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace. He survived both his brother Ptolemy III Euergetes (246221 BC), and his nephew, Ptolemy IV Philopator (221204 BC); but was put to death by Sosibius, the minister and guardian of Ptolemy Epiphanes (204181 BC).[ 1]

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  1. Polybius, Histories, xv. 25; Scholium ad Theocriti Idyllia, xvii. 128

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1867). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

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