Agathoclea (mistress of Ptolemy IV) in the context of "Agathocles of Egypt"

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Agathoclea (Greek: Ἀγαθόκλεια; c. 247 BC/mid-230s BC – 203/202) was the favourite mistress of the Greco-Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator who reigned 221–205; sister of Ptolemy IV’s minister Agathocles.

Agathoclea was an Egyptian noblewoman. She was one of the daughters born to Oenanthe of Egypt. The name of her father is uncertain. Polybius states Agathoclea had relatives who served the Ptolemaic dynasty: Nikon a nauarch under Ptolemy IV; and Philammon who was appointed libyarch of Cyrene by her brother.

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Agathocles (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, flourished 3rd century BC, died 203/202 BC) was a Ptolemaic minister and together with his sister Agathoclea was very close to Egyptian king Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221–204 BC).

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Agathoclea (mistress of Ptolemy IV) in the context of Sosibius

Sosibius (Ancient Greek: Σωσίβιoς; floruit 221-204 BC) was the chief minister of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–204 BC), king of Egypt. Nothing is known of his origin or parentage, though he may have been a son of Sosibius of Tarentum; nor is there any account of how he rose to power. He is first attested immediately after the accession of Ptolemy IV in 221 BC, exercising great influence over the 22-year old king alongside Agathocles, the brother of Ptolemy IV's mistress Agathoclea. He remained a major force throughout the reign and helped ensure the smooth succession of Ptolemy V Epiphanes in 204 BC. After that he disappears from the record.

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Greek language → Ancient Egypt → Ptolemy IV Philopator → Agathocles of Egypt → Greeks → Oenanthe of Egypt → Polybius → Cyrene, Libya →