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|lshtext=<b>Ăgăthō&#774;cles</b>: is, m., = Ἀγαθοκλῆς.<br /><b>I</b> 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, Ăgăthō&#774;clēus, a, um, adj., = Ἀγαθόκλειος, of or pertaining to King [[Agathocles]]: tropaea, Sil. 14, 652.—<br /><b>II</b> The [[author]] of a [[history]] of [[Cyzicus]], Cic. Div. 1, 24.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Ăgăthŏclēs</b>,¹⁶ is et ī, m., Agathocle :<br /><b>1</b> roi de Sicile : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 122 &#124;&#124; <b>-clēus</b>, a, um, d’Agathocle : Sil. 14, 652<br /><b>2</b> écrivain babylonien : Cic. Div. 1, 50.||<b>-clēus</b>, a, um, d’Agathocle : Sil. 14, 652<br /><b>2</b> écrivain babylonien : Cic. Div. 1, 50.
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{{Georges
|georg=Agathoclēs, is u. ī, Akk. em u. ēn, m. (Ἀγαθοκλης), I) [[Tyrann]] [[von]] Syrakus, geb. 361, gest. 289 v. Chr. zu Thermä, [[von]] [[Eltern]] niedern Standes, Iustin. 22, 1 sqq. Cic. Verr. 4, 122 (wo Genet. i). Liv. 28, 43, 21. Val. Max. 7, 4. ext. 1. Lact. 1, 21, 13. Plaut. Pseud. 532 (wo viell. [[nach]] Ritschl [[gedehnt]] Dat. Agathocoli): griech. Akk. Agathoclea, [[Auson]] epigr. 8, 1. p. 197 Schenkl. – Dav. Agathoclēus, a, um (Ἀγαθόκλειος), agathoklëisch, [[des]] Agathokles, tropaea, Sil. 14, 652. – II) griech. (aus [[Chios]]) [[Philosoph]] u. [[Schriftsteller]] üb. Landwirtschaft, Varr. r.r. 1, 1, 8 (A. [[Chius]]). Plin. 22, 90. – III) griech. Historiker aus Kyzikus, Cic. de div. 1, 50.
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