Agathoclea

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Agathoclea
Coin of Agathokleia
Indo-Greek Queen regent
Reign	130-120 BCE
Successor	Strato I
Born	c. 155 BC Bactria
Died	c.100 BCE Sagala
Burial	Stupas in Gandhara
Spouse	Menander I
Issue	Strato I
Dynasty	Indo-Greek Kingdom

Agathoclea Theotropus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθόκλεια Θεότροπος, romanized: Agathokleia Theotropos; the epithet possibly means the Goddess-like) was an Indo-Greek queen married to Menander I, who ruled in parts of northern India in the 2nd-century BC as regent for her son Strato I. Born in Bactria, likely to a noble family (probably royal) with some authors such as Tarn alleging she was a daughter of Eucratides,^[1] however this is uncertain and Tarn is often criticised by modern authors for casually creating dynastic relationships. Nonetheless, Agathoclea would become one of the first woman ruler in the Hellenistic world, and she seems to have been relatively significant due to her large presence on the coins of Strato I.