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Agathocles (; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Greek historian who wrote a history of Cyzicus () in the Ionic dialect. He is called by Athenaeus both a Babylonian〔Athenaeus, i. p. 30, a. ix. p. 375, a〕 and a Cyzican.〔Athenaeus xiv. p. 649, f〕 He may originally have come from Babylon, and have settled at Cyzicus. The first and third books are referred to by Athenaeus.〔Athenaeus, ix. p. 375, f., xii. p. 515, a〕 The time at which Agathocles lived is unknown, and his work is now lost; but it seems to have been extensively read in antiquity, as it is referred to by Cicero,〔Cicero, ''De Divinatione'' i. 24〕 Pliny,〔Pliny the Elder, ''Naturalis Historia'' elenchus of books iv. v. vi〕 and other ancient writers. Agathocles also spoke of the origin of Rome.〔Festus ''s. v. Romam''〕〔Solinus, ''Polyhistor'' 1〕 The scholiast on Apollonius〔iv. 761〕 cites Memoirs () by an Agathocles, who is usually supposed to be the same as the above-mentioned one.〔Compare Schol. ''ad Hes. Theog.'' 485〕〔Stephanus of Byzantium ''s. v.'' 〕〔''Etymol. M. s. v.'' 〕 There are several other writers of the same name, whose works are lost to us but are mentioned by later writers: *Agathocles of Atrax, who wrote a work on fishing.〔, ''Suda'', 's.v.'' 〕 *Agathocles of Chios, who wrote a work on agriculture.〔Varro, and Columella, ''De Re Rustica'' i. 1〕〔Pliny the Elder, ''Naturalis Historia'' xxii. 44〕 *Agathocles of Miletus, who wrote a work on rivers.〔Plutarch, ''de Fluv.'' p. 1153, c〕 *Agathocles of Samos, who wrote a work on the constitution of Pessinus.〔Plutarch, ''de Fluv.'' p. 1159, a〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agathocles (writers)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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