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Agathocles of Syracuse

361 BC - 289 BC

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Agathocles (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a tyrant of 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agathocles of Syracuse is the 2,270th most popular politician (down from 1,899th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Italy (down from 693rd in 2019) and the 157th most popular Italian Politician.

Agathocles of Syracuse is most famous for his military campaigns against Carthage.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 2,270 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Ritter von Greim, Léon Bourgeois, Moinuddin Chishti, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. After him are Philip V of Macedon, Hong Xiuquan, Hanno the Great, Ivan I of Moscow, Abd al-Karim Qasim, and Bertie Ahern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 361 BC, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Lysimachus. After him is Dinarchus. Among people deceased in 289 BC, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Mencius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 779 out of 5,161. Before him are Faustina the Younger (125), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Aulus Gellius (123), Luca della Robbia (1399), and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759). After him are Ottorino Respighi (1879), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), Peter Lombard (1096), Andrea del Castagno (1420), Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), and Giancarlo Giannini (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 157. Before him are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Faustina the Younger (125), and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759). After him are Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), and Claudia Octavia (40).

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