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Agathocles of Egypt
Agathocles (Greek: ) together with his sister Agathoclea were very close to Ptolemy IV Philopator. As a result he together with Sosibius acted as regents of Ptolemy V Epiphanes after they murdered Arsinoë, fearing she would secure the regency for herself, before she heard of her husband's death.
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