Agathocles

This article is about the name. For the band, see Agathocles (band).

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

• Agathocle, a play by Voltaire
• Agafokliya, a related Russian feminine first name