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Agathocles of Syracuse

361 BC - 289 BC

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Agathocles (Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BC) and self-styled king of Sicily (304–289 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agathocles of Syracuse has received more than 235,876 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Agathocles of Syracuse is the 1,760th most popular politician (down from 1,499th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Italy (down from 595th in 2019) and the 118th 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 1,760 out of 15,577. Before him are Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Urraca of León, and Bảo Đại. After him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorgon, Carloman of Bavaria, Otto Strasser, Prince Maximilian of Baden, and Gordian I.

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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 654 out of 4,668. Before him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), John William Waterhouse (1849), and Cassiodorus (487). After him are Theano (-600), Pope Sergius II (800), Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), Pope Mark (290), Joseph of Cupertino (1603), and Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Agathocles of Syracuse ranks 118. Before him are Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562). After him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Marozia (890), François Grimaldi (1201), Teia (550), and Marcus Furius Camillus (-446).

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