(adjective) : Apelles, is (voc. Apella, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 101, as if from the Doric Ἀπελλᾶς), m., = Ἀπελλῆς
* A distinguished Greek painter in the time of Alexander the Great, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 10; Cic. Brut. 18, 70; id. Off. 3, 2, 10; id. Fam. 1, 9; Prop. 4, 8, 11 al.—Hence, Apellēus, a, um, , of or belonging to Apelles: opus,Mart. 7, 83: tabulae,Prop. 1, 2, 22 al.

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:

• Apelles (Masc), ref: PIR A 0907 | PIR ID1689
• Apelles (Masc), ref: PIR A 0908 | PIR ID1690