Agathocles of Syracuse

Agathocles
King of Syracuse
Agathokles Musei Vaticani
Depiction of a bust possibly belonging to Agathocles
Reign317 - 289 BC
PredecessorTimoleon
SuccessorHicetas
Born361 BC
Himera
Died289 BC
Syracuse
ConsortTheoxena
IssueWith first wife

With Alcia?

With Theoxena

GreekἈγαθοκλῆς
FatherCarcinus of Rhegium
ReligionGreek Polytheism
Coin of Agathocles.

Agathocles (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BC) and self-styled king of Sicily (304–289 BC).