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Andronicus or Andronikos ( Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:
People
- Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
- Livius Andronicus ( c. 284 – c. 204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama to the Romans and produced the first formal play in Latin
- Andronicus ben Meshullam, Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BC
- Andronicus of Pergamum, 2nd-century BC diplomat
- Andronicus of Macedonia, Macedonian governor of Ephesus in 2nd century BC
- Andronicus of Cyrrhus (fl. c. 100 BC), Greek astronomer
- Andronicus of Rhodes (fl. c. 60 BC), Greek philosopher
- Andronicus of Pannonia (Saint Andronicus), Christian apostle of the seventy mentioned in Romans 16:7
- Andronicus (physician), Greek physician of the 2nd century
- Andronicus (poet), Greek writer of the 4th century
- Saint Andronicus, 4th-century Christian martyr
- Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
- Coptic Pope Andronicus of Alexandria (reigned 616–622)
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Andronikos I Komnenos (
c. 1118–1185), Byzantine emperor
- Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332)
- Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297–1341)
- Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348–1385)
- Andronikos V Palaiologos ( c. 1400 – c. 1407), co-emperor with his father, John VII Palaiologos
- Andronikos Palaiologos (son of Manuel II) (1403–1429), Byzantine prince and governor
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Andronikos I of Trebizond (
r. 1222–1235), emperor of Trebizond
- Andronikos II of Trebizond ( c. 1240 – c. 1266)
- Andronikos III of Trebizond ( c. 1310 – c. 1332)
- Andronicus of Veszprém, 13th-century Hungarian cleric
- Andronikos Euphorbenos ( fl. 1105/8–1163), Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
- Andronikos Kakoullis (born 2001), Cypriot footballer
Fictional characters
- Titus Andronicus, a play by William Shakespeare, possibly inspired by one of the above-listed emperors
- Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician, a 1646 satire by Thomas Fuller
See also
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Look up
Andronicus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Andronicus or Andronikos ( Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:
People
- Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
- Livius Andronicus ( c. 284 – c. 204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama to the Romans and produced the first formal play in Latin
- Andronicus ben Meshullam, Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BC
- Andronicus of Pergamum, 2nd-century BC diplomat
- Andronicus of Macedonia, Macedonian governor of Ephesus in 2nd century BC
- Andronicus of Cyrrhus (fl. c. 100 BC), Greek astronomer
- Andronicus of Rhodes (fl. c. 60 BC), Greek philosopher
- Andronicus of Pannonia (Saint Andronicus), Christian apostle of the seventy mentioned in Romans 16:7
- Andronicus (physician), Greek physician of the 2nd century
- Andronicus (poet), Greek writer of the 4th century
- Saint Andronicus, 4th-century Christian martyr
- Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
- Coptic Pope Andronicus of Alexandria (reigned 616–622)
-
Andronikos I Komnenos (
c. 1118–1185), Byzantine emperor
- Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332)
- Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297–1341)
- Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348–1385)
- Andronikos V Palaiologos ( c. 1400 – c. 1407), co-emperor with his father, John VII Palaiologos
- Andronikos Palaiologos (son of Manuel II) (1403–1429), Byzantine prince and governor
-
Andronikos I of Trebizond (
r. 1222–1235), emperor of Trebizond
- Andronikos II of Trebizond ( c. 1240 – c. 1266)
- Andronikos III of Trebizond ( c. 1310 – c. 1332)
- Andronicus of Veszprém, 13th-century Hungarian cleric
- Andronikos Euphorbenos ( fl. 1105/8–1163), Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
- Andronikos Kakoullis (born 2001), Cypriot footballer
Fictional characters
- Titus Andronicus, a play by William Shakespeare, possibly inspired by one of the above-listed emperors
- Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician, a 1646 satire by Thomas Fuller
See also
This
disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.