Anicetus is a Latin given name, from Greek (, ). It may also refer to: *Hellenistic epithet used by the

Greco-Bactrian The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom () was a Greek state of the Hellenistic period located in Central-South Asia. The kingdom was founded by the Seleucid satrap Diodotus I Soter in about 256 BC, and continued to dominate Central Asia until its fall a ...

and

Indo-Greek kings The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom, was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India. The term "Indo-Greek Kingdom" loosely describes a number of vari ...

, most importantly given to Demetrius I Anicetus ( 222–180 BC) *

Anicetus (freedman) Anicetus was a freedman of the Roman emperor Nero, who – along with the freedman Beryllus – tutored the young emperor. After tutoring Nero, Anicetus was made commander of the fleet (''praefectus classis'') at Misenum in 59 AD. He was later e ...

, 1st-century Roman commander *

Anicetus (pirate) Anicetus was the leader of an unsuccessful anti-Roman uprising in Colchis in 69 AD. He claimed to be acting on behalf of Vitellius, and destroyed a cohort and part of the Roman fleet stationed at Trapezus.Woods, David (2006). "Tacitus, Nero, and ...

( 69), anti-Roman pirate * ''Anicetus'' (wasp), genus *

Pope Anicetus Pope Anicetus ( Greek: Ανίκητος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168.Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company. According to the '' A ...

( 157–168), bishop of Rome *

Alexiares and Anicetus According to the '' Bibliotheca'' of Apollodorus, Anicetus () and Alexiares () are sons of the goddess Hebe and Heracles (after his apotheosis). Cult There is evidence suggesting that Anicetus and Alexiares might have been worshipped in places ...

, minor Greek gods

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