Agathocles
Family: Macedonian · Role: son of Lysimachus · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 9
Agathocles, son of Lysimachus, was captured by the Getae while accompanying his father on campaign for the first time. When Lysimachus returned, he brought Agathocles a wife, Lysandra, daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Eurydice; Agathocles had children by her.
In Book 1, Chapter 10, Arsinoe conspired against Agathocles, and Lysimachus permitted his execution.
Relationship record
Life events
- Agathocles was captured by the Getae during Lysimachus’s campaign.(Book 1 · Chapter 9)
- With: Lysimachus
- “and his son Agathocles, now first accompanying his father on campaign, was captured by the Getæ.”
- Agathocles received Lysandra as his wife.(Book 1 · Chapter 9)
- With: Lysandra
- “And when he returned he brought with him for Agathocles a wife in Lysandra, the daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Eurydice.”
- Arsinoe conspired against Agathocles, and Lysimachus permitted his execution.(Book 1 · Chapter 10)
- With: Arsinoe Lysimachus
- “For when Lysimachus permitted Arsinoe to put Agathocles to death”
Book 1 · Chapter 9
- parent: Lysimachus “and his son Agathocles, now first accompanying his father on campaign, was captured by the Getæ.”
- married with Lysandra “And when he returned he brought with him for Agathocles a wife in Lysandra, the daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Eurydice.”
- with Dromichetes (Agathocles was captured by Dromichetes's Getæ.) “his son Agathocles, now first accompanying his father on campaign, was captured by the Getæ”
Book 1 · Chapter 10
- parent: Lysimachus “although his son Agathocles had children by Lysandra”
- enemies with Arsinoe “for these reasons conspired against Agathocles”
- with Lysandra (They had children together.) “although his son Agathocles had children by Lysandra”
- admirer: Arsinoe (The text attributes passionate love to Arsinoe.) “some writers have alleged that Arsinoe was violently in love with Agathocles,”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.