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Agathocles
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Lewis Short
(adjective) : Agăthōcles, is, m., = Ἀγαθοκλῆς.
* A king of Sicily, son of a potter, celebrated for his war with the Carthaginians for the possession of the island; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 55; Val. Max. 7, 4, 1 ext.; and esp. Just. 22, 1 sq.—Hence, Agăthōclēus, a, um, , = Ἀγαθόκλειος, of or pertaining to King Agathocles: tropaea,Sil. 14, 652.
* The author of a history of Cyzicus, Cic. Div. 1, 24.
* A king of Sicily, son of a potter, celebrated for his war with the Carthaginians for the possession of the island; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 55; Val. Max. 7, 4, 1 ext.; and esp. Just. 22, 1 sq.—Hence, Agăthōclēus, a, um, , = Ἀγαθόκλειος, of or pertaining to King Agathocles: tropaea,Sil. 14, 652.
* The author of a history of Cyzicus, Cic. Div. 1, 24.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
PIR
Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
- Claudius Agathocles (Masc, eques), ref: PIR C 0773 | PIR ID4156
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
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