# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/agathocles-of-syracuse
# Generated: 2026-08-31T23:44:35.194Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/agathocles-of-syracuse"
name: "Agathocles of Syracuse"
slug: "agathocles-of-syracuse"
description: "Agathocles was a tyrant of Syracuse from 317 BC and king of much of Sicily from 304 BC until his death. Agathocles began his career as a military officer, and raised his profile as a supporter of the democratic faction in Syracuse against the oligarchy of The Six Hundred. His opponents forced him into exile and he became a mercenary leader. He eventually made his way back to Syracuse and was elected as a general. A few years later, he took control through a coup d'état as tyrant of the city."
tagline: "Greek tyrant of Syracuse from 317 to 289 BC"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Agatocle.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "-361"
deathDate: "-289"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.983816
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump