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'Agathocles' (Greek: ) together with his sister Agathoclea were very close to Ptolemy IV Philopator. As a result he together with Sosibius acted as regents of Ptolemy V Epiphanes after they murdered Arsinoë, fearing she would secure the regency for herself, before she heard of her husband's death.
Agathocles seems to have soon killed Sosibius. All particulars of these events are, however, lost to us.
In 202 BCE Tlepolemus, the general in charge of Pelusium put himself at the head of a revolt which resulted in Agathocles and several of his supporters being killed by the Alexandrian mob.
★ Polybius, xv.★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html#25 25, ★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html#34 34
★ Porphyry on the Book of Daniel: section 45
★ ★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html Edwyn Bevan, ''The House of Ptolemy'', Chapter 7, passim.
★ Family of Agathocles
Agathocles seems to have soon killed Sosibius. All particulars of these events are, however, lost to us.
In 202 BCE Tlepolemus, the general in charge of Pelusium put himself at the head of a revolt which resulted in Agathocles and several of his supporters being killed by the Alexandrian mob.
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Primary sources
★ Polybius, xv.★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html#25 25, ★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html#34 34
★ Porphyry on the Book of Daniel: section 45
Secondary works
★ ★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>.html Edwyn Bevan, ''The House of Ptolemy'', Chapter 7, passim.
★ Family of Agathocles
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