Agathocles

Agathocles (Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς) is a Greek name. The most famous person called Agathocles was Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from ἀγαθός and κλέος.

Other people named Agathocles include:
 * Agathocles, a sophist, teacher of Damon
 * Agathocles (writers), was the name of a number of ancient writers, including an ancient historian referred to by Pliny and Cicero
 * Agathocles of Pella, father of Lysimachus
 * Agathocles, one of the sons of Agathocles of Syracuse from his first marriage
 * Agathocles (son of Lysimachus), the son and heir of Lysimachus
 * Agathocles, grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse with his third wife Theoxena of Syracuse
 * Agathocles of Egypt, son of the above named Agathocles; guardian of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and brother of Agathoclea, mistress of Ptolemy IV Philopator
 * Agathocles of Bactria, an Indo-Greek king who ruled about 185 BC
 * Agathocles of Samos, a Greek writer. He wrote at least one book, which was called Commonwealth of Pessinus and mentioned by Pseudo-Plutarch