{"slug": "agathocles-of-syracuse", "label": "Agathocles of Syracuse", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathocles_of_Syracuse", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312326", "qid": "Q312326", "description": "Greek tyrant of Syracuse from 317 to 289 BC", "entries": 17, "years": 8, "span": [-311, -288], "span_label": ["312 BCE", "289 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 10}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}], "related": [{"slug": "syracuse-sicily", "label": "Syracuse, Sicily", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "carthage", "label": "Carthage", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "adriatic", "label": "Adriatic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mediterranean", "label": "Mediterranean", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tunis", "label": "Tunis", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -311, "year_label": "312 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, increased the size of his forces until they surpassed the Carthaginian garrison forces on the island.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172925#Sicily", "title": "312 BC", "revid": 1354172925, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -310, "year_label": "311 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Carthaginian general Hamilcar crosses the Mediterranean with an army and wins the Battle of Himera against Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1230109286#Sicily", "title": "311 BC", "revid": 1230109286, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -307, "year_label": "308 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles leaves his main army under the command of his son Archagathus encamped before Tunis while he, with a strikeforce of 8,000 infantry, 800 cavalry and 50 chariots, marches after the Carthaginian army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358626493#North_Africa", "title": "308 BC", "revid": 1358626493, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles besieges and takes a town called Hippu Acra. After capturing Hippu Acra several towns and cities come over to his side; even some Numidian tribes start sending their warriors to join Agathocles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#North_Africa", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles assaults the walls of Utica. The Uticans, despite having to inflict death and injury on their fellow citizens, fiercely defend their city. Eventually, Agathocles' army is able to break into the city, they sacked the city and left behind a garrison.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#North_Africa", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse, (who has been campaigning in North Africa for several years) launches a surprise attack on Utica. He captures around 300 citizens outside the walls and tries to negotiate a surrender of the city; Utica refuses. Agathocles then uses the prisoners as human shields by binding them to his siege engines.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#North_Africa", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles abandons his army and his sons and secretly sails back to Sicily. His soldiers kill his sons in anger.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#North_Africa", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Xenodocus, a general from Acragas, leads an army of 10,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry against Agathocles' generals on Sicily. Leptines and Demophilus, two of Agathocles' generals, oppose Xenoducus with 8,200 infantry and 1,200 cavalry. Xenoducus is defeated and retreats to Acragas. As a result of this defeat the people of Acragas give up the fight against Agathocles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#Sicily", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles returns to his expeditionary army. Trying to restore his army's moral, he fights a battle under less than ideal conditions and suffers a bloody defeat (losing 3,000 soldiers).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#North_Africa", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Events › By place › North Africa"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Archagathus, son of Agathocles the tyrant of Syracuse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#Deaths", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -306, "year_label": "307 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Heracleides, son of Agathocles the tyrant of Syracuse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359452513#Deaths", "title": "307 BC", "revid": 1359452513, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -305, "year_label": "306 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "A peace agreement is reached between Syracuse and Carthage. The peace restricts Carthaginian power in Sicily to the area west of the Halycus (Platani) River. This agreement allows the tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles, to strengthen his rule over the Greek cities in the east of Sicily.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326553952#Sicily", "title": "306 BC", "revid": 1326553952, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -305, "year_label": "306 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles tries to negotiate a settlement with Deinocrates, the leader of the exiles, but the latter refuses, forcing Agathocles to continue the war for dominance over eastern Sicily.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326553952#Sicily", "title": "306 BC", "revid": 1326553952, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -304, "year_label": "305 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles, unable to come to terms with Deinocrates and the exiles, takes to the field with the remnants of his forces; at the Battle of Thorgium Agathocles defeats the much larger army of the exiles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225162735#Sicily", "title": "305 BC", "revid": 1225162735, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -303, "year_label": "304 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse takes on the title of King of Sicily. He extends his influence into southern Italy and the Adriatic.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355692793#Sicily", "title": "304 BC", "revid": 1355692793, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -288, "year_label": "289 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles, dies after restoring the Syracusan democracy on his death bed by stating that he does not want his sons to succeed him as king. However, the resulting dissension among his family about the succession leads to a renewal of Carthaginian power in Sicily.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1263946932#Sicily", "title": "289 BC", "revid": 1263946932, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -288, "year_label": "289 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily from 317 BC and self-styled king of Sicily after 304 BC (b. 361 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1263946932#Deaths", "title": "289 BC", "revid": 1263946932, "section": "Deaths"}}]}