About Apollocrates
Lived 375 BC – 347 BC (aged 27–28). Apollocrates was a politician.
Apollocrates was the son of Dionysius II of Syracuse.
Two years after Dion and Heracleides conquered Syracuse in 357 BC, Apollocrates maintained control of the fortress of Ortygia. As supplies ran out, Apollocrates capitulated to Dion, who allowed him and his mother Doris to sail to join his father in Magna Graecia.
According to Theopompus, Book 39, F185: "Apollocrates the son of the tyrant Dionysius was undisciplined and an alcoholic."
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Who was Apollocrates?
son of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius II
When was Apollocrates born?
Apollocrates was born in 375 BC in Syracuse.
When did Apollocrates die?
Apollocrates died in 347 BC.
What was Apollocrates's occupation?
Apollocrates was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Apollocrates. https://biography.guide/apollocrates/
MLA: "Apollocrates." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/apollocrates/.
Chicago: "Apollocrates." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/apollocrates/.
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