Gargettius

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

Gargettĭus, ii, m., = Γαργήττιος,

the philosopher Epicurus , born in Gargettus (Γαργηττός, a district in Attica), the Gargettian , Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 1; Stat. S. 1, 3, 94; 2, 2, 113.