Agathokles of Syracuse : Sicilian tyrant and Hellenistic king

This thesis discusses Agathokles of Syracuse (r. 317-289), arguing that he should be understood in both the context of local Greek Sicilian traditions and contemporary Hellenistic developments, whereas previous studies have represented him as remaining apart from the Hellenistic world as a Sicilian...

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Main Author: de Lisle, Christopher
Other Authors: Prag, Jonathan
Published: University of Oxford 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.729144