Heracleides ( grc, Ἡρακλείδης) was a man of ancient

Syracuse, Sicily Syracuse ( ; it, Siracusa ; scn, Sarausa ), ; grc-att, wikt:Συράκουσαι, Συράκουσαι, Syrákousai, ; grc-dor, wikt:Συράκοσαι, Συράκοσαι, Syrā́kosai, ; grc-x-medieval, Συρακοῦσαι, Syrakoûs ...

Magna Graecia Magna Graecia (, ; , , grc, Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, ', it, Magna Grecia) was the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of Southern Italy in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily; these re ...

, who was a relative of

Agathocles of Syracuse Agathocles ( grc-gre, Ἀγαθοκλῆς, ''Agathoklḗs''; 361–289 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BC) and self-styled king of Sicily (304–289 BC). Biography Agathocles was born at Thermae Himeraeae (modern n ...

, probably his uncle, and probably distinct from another Heracleides. Nothing further is known of him. There was a group in Syracuse at the time called the "Six Hundred Noblest" that was composed of the most influential citizens. Its leaders were Heracleides (Heraclides) and Sosistratus. Some scholars have suggested it possible that this Heracleides could be the same as Agathocles's uncle Heracleides, which would have implications for the common story of the low social station of Agathocles's family.

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