Callinicus
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Callinicus or Kallinikos (Greek: Καλλίνικος) is a surname or male given name; the feminine form is Kalliniki, Callinice or Callinica (Greek: Καλλινίκη). It is of Greek origin, meaning "beautiful victor".
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People named Callinicus
Seleucid rulers
- Seleucus II Callinicus (r. 246–225 BC)
- Antiochus VIII Grypus
- Antiochus XII Dionysus
- Antiochus XIII Asiaticus
Kingdom of Commagene
- King Mithridates I Callinicus, who married the daughter of Antiochus VIII Grypus
- Callinicus (Prince of Commagene), a prince of Commagene who lived in the 1st century
Christian figures
- Callinicus of Pelusium, a 4th-century bishop, imprisoned by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
- Martyrs of the Eastern Orthodox Church:
- Callinicus (c. 2nd century), martyred together with Meletius Stratelates and many others
- Callinicus of Phrygia (d. 251), martyred together with Leukios and Saint Thyrsus
- Saint Callinica (or Callinici), beheaded in Rome in 252
- Callinicus of Gangra (c. 4th century), martyred in Gangra (modern Çankırı)
- Patriarch Callinicus I of Constantinople (r. 693–705), a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Patriarch Callinicus II of Constantinople (r. 1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
- Patriarch Callinicus III of Constantinople (r. 1726), died before being enthroned and sometimes not counted among the patriarchs
- Patriarch Callinicus IV of Constantinople (or III) (r. 1757), numbered III when the previous patriarch is not counted
- Patriarch Kalinik I of Serbia
- Patriarch Kalinik II of Serbia
- Patriarch Callinicus V of Constantinople (or IV) (r. 1801–1806, 1808–1809)
- Patriarch Callinicus of Alexandria (r. 1858–1861)
Other historical figures
- Callinicus (Sophist) (c. 3rd century), Greek historian
- Callinicus (exarch), Exarch of Ravenna (r. 597–602 or 603)
- Callinicus of Heliopolis (c. 7th century), Byzantine Lebanese chemist credited with inventing Greek fire
Modern individuals
- Jannis Kallinikos, organization theorist at the London School of Economics
- Alex Callinicos, political theorist at King's College London
Places
- Callinicus, a city founded by Seleucus II Callinicus, now modern Ar-Raqqah, Syria
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