Acratus
Acratus is a classical name attributed to the following individuals:
- Acratus (Greek: Ἄκρατος) is also the name by which Pausanias called the hero Acratopotes.
- Acratus was a freedman of Nero. He was sent by Nero in 64 AD to Asia and Achaea to plunder the temples and take away the statues of the gods.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Tacitus, Annales xv. 45, xvi. 23
- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Acratus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 14
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Sources[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Acratus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.