Anicetus is a Latin given name, from Greek (, ), and may refer to: *

Anicetus (freedman) Anicetus was a freedman of the Roman emperor Nero, who – along with the freedman Beryllus – tutored the young emperor. After tutoring Nero, Anicetus was made commander of the fleet (''praefectus classis'') at Misenum in 59 AD. He was later e ...

, 1st-century Roman commander *

Anicetus (pirate) Anicetus was the leader of an unsuccessful anti-Roman uprising in Colchis in 69 AD. He claimed to be acting on behalf of Vitellius, and destroyed a cohort and part of the Roman fleet stationed at Trapezus.Woods, David (2006). "Tacitus, Nero, and ...

( 69), anti-Roman pirate * ''Anicetus'' (wasp), genus *

Pope Anicetus Pope Anicetus was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168.Campbell, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anicetus" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company. According to the ''Annuario Pontificio'', the sta ...

( 157–168), bishop of Rome *

Alexiares and Anicetus Alexiares ( grc, Ἀλεξιάρης, Alexiárēs) and Anicetus ( grc, Ἀνίκητος, Aníkētos) are minor deities in Greek mythology. They are the immortal twin sons of Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes and the strongest mortal to l ...

, minor Greek gods

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