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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
See also