Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)
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For others of this name see Archagathus (disambiguation)
Archagathus was a Syracusan Greek
Prince.
Archagathus was a son of Agathocles of Syracuse and had a brother also called, Agathocles. His father was the Greek Tyrant of Syracuse who later became King of Sicily
. His mother was the widow of his father’s late patron, Damas.
He accompanied his father in an expedition to Carthage
in 310 BC. Archagathus narrowly escaped being put to death in a tumult of soldiers, occasioned by him having murdered a man called Lyciscus, who reproached him in committing incest with his step-mother Alcia, the mother of his paternal half-sister, Lanassa
. When his father was summoned from Carthage to return to state affairs in Sicily, Archagathus was left by his father to be in command of their army.
Archagathus firstly had some successful military victories, but afterwards he and his army being defeated three times were obliged to take refuge in Tunis
. His father returned to assist him; but the mutiny of the Syracusan soldiers forced Agathocles to leave Carthage, where Archagathus was murdered by the soldiers in their revenge. Archagathus had a son, also called Archagathus
by an unnamed wife.
Archagathus (disambiguation)
Archagathus was an ancient well-attested local Greek name in Sicily and can refer to:* Archagathus , a Syracusan Greek Prince and first son of Agathocles of Syracuse...
Archagathus was a Syracusan Greek
Greeks
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Prince.
Archagathus was a son of Agathocles of Syracuse and had a brother also called, Agathocles. His father was the Greek Tyrant of Syracuse who later became King of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. His mother was the widow of his father’s late patron, Damas.
He accompanied his father in an expedition to Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
in 310 BC. Archagathus narrowly escaped being put to death in a tumult of soldiers, occasioned by him having murdered a man called Lyciscus, who reproached him in committing incest with his step-mother Alcia, the mother of his paternal half-sister, Lanassa
Lanassa (wife of Pyrrhus)
Lanassa was a daughter of king Agathocles of Syracuse, Sicily, perhaps by his second wife Alcia. In 295 BC Agathocles married Lanassa to King Pyrrhus of Epirus. Agathocles himself escorted his daughter with his fleet to Epirus to her groom. Lanassa brought the island of Corcyra as dowry into the...
. When his father was summoned from Carthage to return to state affairs in Sicily, Archagathus was left by his father to be in command of their army.
Archagathus firstly had some successful military victories, but afterwards he and his army being defeated three times were obliged to take refuge in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
. His father returned to assist him; but the mutiny of the Syracusan soldiers forced Agathocles to leave Carthage, where Archagathus was murdered by the soldiers in their revenge. Archagathus had a son, also called Archagathus
Archagathus (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)
For others of this name see Archagathus Archagathus was a Syracusan Greek Prince.Archagathus was the son of Archagathus by unnamed wife, being a paternal grandson of the Sicilian Greek King Agathocles of Syracuse from his first wife....
by an unnamed wife.