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Ăgăthō^cles , 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, Ăgăthō^clēus , 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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.122
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.24
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 7.4.1
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