Agathocles (Egypt)
Agathocles ( Greek Ἀγαθοκλής ) was a politician of the Ptolemaic Empire .
He was born the son of the Macedonian Crown Prince Agathocles and his wife Oinanthe . In his youth he was cupbearer at the court of King Ptolemy III. and later ἑταῖρος ( companion ), ἐρώμενος ( lover ) and concubinus ( sleeper ) of King Ptolemy IV. No later than 219 BC. BC he led Egyptian politics together with Sosibios and played an important part in the preparation of the battle of Raphia . In 216/215 he was a priest of Alexander , 207/206 owner of a country estate. His sister Agathokleia was an influential lover of Ptolemy IV.
Probably through forgery of his will, he and Sosibios became guardian of the underage king Ptolemy V in 204. The following year he and his relatives were murdered by a maddening crowd.
literature
- Ulrich Wilcken : Agathocles 19 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 757 f.
- Walter Ameling : Agathocles [6]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 1, Metzler, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-476-01471-1 , column 240.
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| SURNAME | Agathocles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politician of the Ptolemaic Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 203 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | unsure: Alexandria , Egypt |