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.
II —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.