Antigonus

Antigonus
Antĭgŏnus, i, m., = Antigonos.
I.
The name of several kings after Alexander the Great.
A.
Antigonus I., father of Demetrius Poliorcetes, Nep. Eum. 5, 7; Cic. Off. 2, 14, 48; Just. 13.—
B.
Antigonus Gonatas, son of Demetrius Poliorcetes, Just. 17, 1; 24, 1 al.—
C.
Antigonus Doson, Liv. 40, 54; Just. 28, 3.—
II.
Of other persons.
A.
Antigonus of Cymœ, a writer on Agriculture, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8, Col. 1, 1, 9.—
B.
A plastic artist, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 84.—
C.
A messenger of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 15, 41.—
D.
A Roman freedman, Cic. Fam. 13, 33.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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