Callicles
From LSJ
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Callĭclēs: is, m.,
I a character in the Trinummus of Plautus, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 114; 4, 4, 2 al.—
II A Grecian painter in the time of Alexander the Great, Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 114.—
III A Grecian statuary, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 87.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Calliclēs, is, m. (Καλλικλῆς), peintre grec : Varr. d. Char. 126, 6 || sculpteur grec : Plin. 34, 87 || personnage du Trinummus de Plaute.
