Euclides

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Euclīdes, is, m., = Εὐκλείδης, a Greek proper name, Euclid.

I A philosopher of Megara , a disciple of Socrates and founder of the Megaric sect , Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 42, 129; Gell. 6, 10, 10; Sid. Carm. 2, 176.—

II A mathematician in Alexandria under Ptolemy Philadelphus , Cic. de Or. 3, 33, 132.