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For the genus of beetles, see Acratus (beetle).

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.

References

  1. Tacitus, Annales xv. 45, xvi. 23
  2. Smith, William (1867), "Acratus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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