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Lysimachus

American  
[lahy-sim-uh-kuhs] / laɪˈsɪm ə kəs /

noun

  1. 361?–281 b.c., Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.


Lysimachus British  
/ laɪˈsɪməkəs /

noun

  1. ?360–281 bc , Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Thrace (323–281); killed in battle by Seleucus I

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And he fetches the little Lysimachus with him!

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Fear not; I shall not ask to borrow money of thee—until thou hast wedded the Lysimachus.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Lysimachus sprang toward the vestibule, but Lydia, transfixed by reactionary emotions, did not move.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Within were three notes of a talent each, signed by Alexander Lysimachus, the Alabarch of Alexandria.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Even Rome, that hath such little use for our blood, waives its ancient judgment against Lysimachus.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

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