Volume 1

Pausanias' Description of Greece / translated into English with notes and index by Arthur Richard Shilleto.

  • Pausânias.
Date:
1900
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Credit: Pausanias' Description of Greece / translated into English with notes and index by Arthur Richard Shilleto. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    came to Demetrius the son of Antigonus, then at once Lysimachus thought war would be waged against liim by Demetrius, and preferred to take the initiative himself, knowing that it was a family tradition with Demetrius to ■wish to be grasping something, and at the same time ob- sei’ving that he had come to Macedonia on being sent for by Alexander the son of Cassander, and on his arrival had killed Alexander and taken in his stead the kingdom of the Macedonians. For these reasons he fought with Demetrius at Amphipolis and was within an ace of being ejected fi’om Thrace, but through the help of Pyrrhus he retained Thrace and afterwards ruled the Nestians and Macedonians also. But the greater part of Macedonia Pyrrhus kept for himself, Corning with a force from Epirus and being useful to Lysi- machus at that time. But when Demetrius crossed over into Asia Minor and fought with Seleucus, as long as the fortunes of Demetrius lasted the alliance between Pyrrhus and Lysimachus remained unbroken; but when Demetrius got into the power of Seleucus the friendship was dissolved, and Lysimachus fought with Antigonus, the son of Deme- trius, and with Pyrrhus himself, and was easily victorious and got Macedonia and compelled Pyrrhus to return to Epirus. Now many misfortunes are wont to come on men through love. For Lysimachus being already advanced in age, and being reputed fortunate in respect to his oifspring, and although his son Agathocles had children by Lysandra, yet married Arsinoe Lysandra’s sister. And it is said that this Arsinoe, fearing for her children that after the death of Lysimachus they would be in the hands of Agathocles, for these reasons conspired against Agathocles. And some writers have alleged that Arsinoe was violently in love with Agathocles, but being disappointed in this plotted his death. And they say that afterwards Lysimachus came to know of the awful doings of his wdfe, when it was too late to be of any Service to him, being entirely deprived of his friends. For when Lysimachus permitted Arsinoe to put Agathocles to death, Lysandra fled to Seleucus, taking with her her sons and brothers, and in consequence of what had happened they fled for refugo to Ptolemy. And these fugitives to the court of Seleu- cus were accompanied by Alexander also, the son of