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Agathocles
Agathocles ( Greek: ) is a Greek name. The most famous person called Agathocles was Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from and . 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 ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles Of Syracuse
Agathocles (, ''Agathoklḗs''; 361–289 BC) was a tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse from 317 BC and king of much of Sicily from 304 BC until his death. Agathocles began his career as a military officer, and raised his profile as a supporter of the democracy, democratic faction in Syracuse against the oligarchic civic government. His opponents forced him into exile and he became a mercenary leader. He eventually made his way back to Syracuse and was elected as a general. A few years later he took control through a coup d'état. In practice he was a tyrant, although a democratic constitution theoretically remained in force. Agathocles had led a long, costly war against the Carthaginians, who ruled the western half of Sicily, between 311 and 306 BC. In a military campaign he led the invasion of Carthage's North African heartland in 310 BC. After initial successes he abandoned his army in Africa and returned to Sicily in 307 BC, where he made peace with the Carthaginians an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles Of Bactria
Agathocles I Dicaeus (, meaning "Agathocles the Just") was a Greco-Bactrian/Indo-Greek king, who reigned between around 190 and 180 BC. He was likely from the dynasty of Euthydemus I, but he is also known to have commemorated both Diodotus I and Antiochus Nicator. Accounts and discovery There is a near-complete lack of written sources except an extensive coinage. Agathocles was first discovered by Johann Martin Honigberger in 1834, with hoards of coins being discovered at a rapid pace. No sooner had Desiré-Raoul Rochette held him to be the founder of the Bactrian dynasty than he was rejected by Christian Lassen, who felt that Agathocles was a contemporary of Demetrius and Eucratides I. Biography Agathocles' father may have been Diodotus II, and he would therefore have been illegitimate. Agathocles ruled and was probably the immediate successor of Pantaleon; he was a contemporaneous relative (maybe, son) of Demetrius I, who was busy expanding towards India. He was cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles (son Of Lysimachus)
Agathocles ( Greek: ) is a Greek name. The most famous person called Agathocles was Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from and . 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 ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles (grandson Of Agathocles Of Syracuse)
Agathocles (Greek: ) is a Greek name. The most famous person called Agathocles was Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from and . 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles Of Egypt
Agathocles (, flourished 3rd century BC, died 203/202 BC) was a Ptolemaic minister and together with his sister Agathoclea was very close to Egyptian king Ptolemy IV Philopator (). Life Agathocles through his father was a distant relation of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Agathocles was the son born to Oenanthe of Egypt from her first husband Agathocles and also had two unnamed sisters. His paternal grandmother Theoxena of Egypt, was a Syracusan princess and Theoxena's mother, also named Theoxena was a Macedonian noblewoman, who was the second older maternal half-sister of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (). Polybius states he had other relations who served the Ptolemaic dynasty: Nico or Nicon, a nauarch under Ptolemy IV; Philo and Philammon, appointed Libyarch of Cyrene by himself. Agathocles and his sister were introduced to Ptolemy IV by their ambitious mother. Despite Ptolemy IV marrying his sister Arsinoe III in 220 BC, Agathoclea continued to be his favourite. According to surviving i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles Of Pella
Agathocles (, flourished 4th century BC) was a Greek nobleman who was a contemporary to King Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359 BC–336 BC). Agathocles was a Thessalian serf from Crannon.Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.153 His father’s name may have been Alcimachus. It was through his flattery that Agathocles became an intimate friend of Philip II,Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.2 who raised him to high rank. Agathocles was granted Macedonian citizenship for himself and his family. Agathocles shared in Philip II’s councils and Phillip II sent him to deal with the Perrhaebi and Agathocles took charge of affairs in that area. There is a possibility that Phillip II rewarded Agathocles for his services with estates in Pella. Agathocles became a favorite in the Argead court in Pella and his family assimilated into Macedonian society. Agathocles married an unnamed Greek woman, a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocles (writers)
Agathocles (; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Greek historian who wrote a history of Cyzicus () in the Ionic dialect. He is called by Athenaeus both a Babylonian and a Cyzican. He may originally have come from Babylon, and have settled at Cyzicus. The first and third books are referred to by Athenaeus. The time at which Agathocles lived is unknown, and his work is now lost; but it seems to have been extensively read in antiquity, as it is referred to by Cicero, Pliny, and other ancient writers. Agathocles also spoke of the origin of Rome. The scholiast on Apollonius cites Memoirs () by an Agathocles, who is usually supposed to be the same as the above-mentioned one. There are several other writers of the same name, whose works are lost to us but are mentioned by later writers: *Agathocles of Atrax, who wrote a work on fishing. *Agathocles of Chios, who wrote a work on agriculture. *Agathocles of Miletus, who wrote a work on rivers. *Agathocles of Samos, who wrote a work on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathocle
'' Agathocle '' is the last dramatic tragedy by Voltaire. It was written by the 84-year-old author in 1777 almost simultaneously with the tragedy '' Irène'', only months before he died. It was not performed on the public stage until the first anniversary of his death. Composition Voltaire sent a copy of the manuscript to his friend d'Argental in August 1777, describing it to him as 'too cold and insipid' and urging him not to let anyone else see it. A month later, after further work, he was more confident about it, and hoped that the marvel of a play from an 84-year-old would soften the harshness of the critics. However of his two new plays he gradually came to consider that ''Irène'' would work better on stage, and it was indeed that work which was rehearsed and performed while he was alive. He wrote again to d'Argental on 25 October to say that he felt ''Agathocle'' was only suitable for performing 'at the Olympic Games of some school of Platonic philosophy. I'm sending yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Of Athens
Damon (, ''gen''.: Δάμωνος), son of Damonides, was a Greek musicologist of the fifth century BC. He belonged to the Athenian deme of Oē (sometimes spelled "Oa"). He is credited as teacher and advisor of Pericles. Music Damon's expertise was supposed to be musicology, though some believed this was a cover for a broader influence over Pericles' political policy. For instance, Damon is said to have been responsible for advising Pericles to institute the policy of paying jurors for their service; this policy was widely criticized, and Damon is said to have been ostracized for it (see the Aristotelian '' Athenaion Politeia''), probably sometime in last third of the 5th century BCE. Plato invokes Damon many times in the ''Republic'' as the musical expert to be deferred to concerning the details of rhythmical education. In Plato's '' Laches'', Damon is said to have been a student of Prodicus and of Agathocles. The former was an unabashed sophist, while the latter is said (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agafokliya
Agafokliya () is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 38 Russian Christian female first name.Superanskaya p. 251 It is derived from the Greek name Agathocles (feminine Agathocleia), itself derived from the Greek words ''agathos''—meaning ''good'', ''kind''—and ''kleos''—meaning ''glory''. The name, in the form of Agafokleya (), was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium A menologium (, pl. menologia), also known by other names, is any collection of information arranged according to the days of a month, usually a set of such collections for all the months of the year. In particular, it is used for ancient Roman ... at the end of the 19th century.Superanskaya pp. 23 and 278 References Notes Sources *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek (, ; , ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic languages, Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family. It is native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, Caucasus, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the list of languages by first written accounts, longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting importance in the European canon. Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
