Agathocles

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ăgăthō̆cles: is, m., = Ἀγαθοκλῆς.
I 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, Ăgăthō̆clēus, a, um, adj., = Ἀγαθόκλειος, of or pertaining to King Agathocles: tropaea, Sil. 14, 652.—
II The author of a history of Cyzicus, Cic. Div. 1, 24.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Ăgăthŏclēs,¹⁶ is et ī, m., Agathocle :
1 roi de Sicile : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 122 || -clēus, a, um, d’Agathocle : Sil. 14, 652
2 écrivain babylonien : Cic. Div. 1, 50.

Latin > German (Georges)

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.