Agathocles (Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς) is a Greek name; the most famous of which is Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from ἀγαθός, agathos, i.e. `good` and κλέος, kleos, i.e. `glory`. Other personalities named Agathocles: It is also the name of: ...
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[grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse] Agathocles (Ἀγαθοκλῆς; fl. 3rd century BC) was an Egyptian Greek nobleman and through his mother was related to the Ptolemaic dynasty. ==Family background== Agathocles was a second child born to Theoxena of Egypt by an unnamed father, whose name is lost and had an older sibling, whose name is ...
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tyrant of Syracuse, in Sicily, from 317 to c. 304 and self-styled king of Sicily after c. 304. A champion of Hellenism, he waged war unsuccessfully ... [7 related articles]
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(361 BCE-288 BCE) tyrant of Syracuse; he was a strong military leader but a violent political leader; he took power in Syracuse by either murdering or banishing thousands of citizens and was able to compel people to follow his orders because of the large mercenary force he brought with him; in the late 300s, he went to war with Carthage; after this...
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361–289 b.c., tyrant of Syracuse 317–289.
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