Diocles may refer to:

People

Diocles (mathematician) Diocles ( grc-gre, Διοκλῆς; c. 240 BC – c. 180 BC) was a Greek mathematician and geometer. Life and work Although little is known about the life of Diocles, it is known that he was a contemporary of Apollonius and that he flourished s ...

(c. 240 BC–c. 180 BC), Greek mathematician and geometer *

Diocles (mythology) In Greek mythology, Diocles (Ancient Greek: Διοκλῆς ''Dioklēs'') may refer to: *Diocles of Pherae, son of Orsilochus and possibly the brother of Medusa, wife of Polybus of Corinth and Dorodoche, wife of Icarius of Sparta. He was the f ...

, one of the first priests of Demeter *

Diocles of Carystus Diocles of Carystus (; el, Διοκλῆς ὁ Καρύστιος; la, Diocles Carystius; also known by the Latin name Diocles Medicus, i.e. "Diocles the physician"; c. 375 BC – c. 295 BC) was a well-regarded Greek physician, born in Carystus, ...

(4th century BC), also known as ''Diocles Medicus'', Greek physician * Diocles of Cnidus (3rd or 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher who wrote a work quoted by Eusebius *

Diocles of Corinth Diocles of Corinth ( el, Διοκλῆς ὁ Κορίνθιος) was an ancient Greek athlete from Corinth who won the stadion race of the 13th Ancient Olympic Games in 728 BCE at Olympia. The stadion race (about 180 meters) was the only competiti ...

, winner of the stadion race of the 13th Olympic Games in 728 BC *

Diocles of Magnesia Diocles of Magnesia ( el, Διοκλῆς ὁ Μάγνης) was an ancient Greek writer from Magnesia ad Sipylum, who probably lived in the 2nd or 1st century BC. The claim that he is the Diocles to whom Meleager of Gadara dedicated his anthology i ...

(2nd or 1st century BC), Greek writer on ancient philosophers quoted many times by Diogenes Laertius * Diocles of Megara, ancient Greek warrior from Athens *

Diocles of Messenia The following is a list of winners of the Stadion race at the Olympic Games from 776 BC to 225 AD. It is based on the list given by Eusebius of Caesarea using a compilation by Sextus Julius Africanus. The Stadion race was the first and most impor ...

, winner of the stadion race of the 7th Olympic Games in 752 BC * Diocles of Peparethus (3rd century BC), Greek historian * Diocles of Phlius (fl. ), comic poet *

Diocles of Syracuse Diocles of Syracuse ( el, Διοκλῆς) was a legislator, orator, and political and military leader in the Greek city-state of Syracuse toward the end of the 5th century BC. Only a few years of his life have an historical account, from 413 to 408 ...

(fl. 413–408 BC), Greek lawgiver in the city-state of Syracuse * Diocletian (244–311), Roman emperor formerly named Diocles *Diocles (1st century BC), or Tyrannion the Younger * Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104–after 146 AD), Roman charioteer

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*Diocles laser, a laser that uses

Chirped pulse amplification Chirped pulse amplification (CPA) is a technique for amplifying an ultrashort pulse, ultrashort laser pulse up to the petawatt level, with the laser pulse being stretched out temporally and spectrally, then amplified, and then compressed again. The ...

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