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Antisthenes of Agrigentum

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Antisthenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντισθένης) was a citizen of ancient Rome from Agrigentum. He was mentioned by Diodorus Siculus as an instance of the immense wealth which private citizens possessed at Agrigentum.[1] When his daughter was married, more than 800 carriages went in the nuptial procession.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William (1870). "Antiphon". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 208.