Hierocles

Hierocles is an ancient Greek name carried by the following people:

• Hierocles of Alexandria (Neoplatonist) , a 5th century AD philosopher
• Hierocles (Stoic) , a 2nd century AD philosopher
• Hierocles (grammarian) , author of the scripture Synekdemos , an index of provinces and cities (6th century AD)
• Hierocles (charioteer) , a favorite of the Emperor Elagabal (3rd century AD)
• Sossianus Hierocles , a governor under Emperor Diocletian (around 300 AD) and opponent of the Christians
• Hierocles, co-author of the Philogelos , a collection of jokes from ancient times.
• Hierocles, ancient veterinarian and author of a book on equine medicine (4th century AD)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.