Agathocles

Agathocles (Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς) is a Greek name. The most famous person called Agathocles was Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from Ancient Greek: ἀγαθός, romanized: agathos, lit.'good' and Ancient Greek: κλέος, romanized: kleos, lit.'glory'.

Other people named Agathocles include:

  • Agathocles, a sophist, teacher of Damon
  • Agathocles (writers), was the name of a number of ancient writers, including an ancient historian referred to by Pliny and Cicero
  • Agathocles of Pella, father of Lysimachus
  • Agathocles, one of the sons of Agathocles of Syracuse from his first marriage
  • Agathocles (son of Lysimachus), the son and heir of Lysimachus
  • Agathocles, grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse with his third wife Theoxena of Syracuse
  • Agathocles of Egypt, son of the above named Agathocles; guardian of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and brother of Agathoclea, mistress of Ptolemy IV Philopator
  • Agathocles of Bactria, an Indo-Greek king who ruled about 185 BC
  • Agathocles of Samos, a Greek writer. He wrote at least one book, which was called Commonwealth of Pessinus and mentioned by Pseudo-Plutarch

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