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proper noun

Crĭtŏlāus

Meaning

  1. A peripatetic philosopher, who was sent with Carneades and the Stoic Diogenes as an ambassador to Rome

Crĭtŏlāus, i, m.
I. A peripatetic philosopher, who was sent with Carneades and the Stoic Diogenes as an ambassador to Rome, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 45; 2, 37, 155; id. Tusc. 5, 17, 51; id. Fin. 5, 5, 14; Gell. 6 ($3), 14, 9; 17, 21, 48; Tert. Anim. 5.—
II. A leader of the Achaians, in a war with the Romans, Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91; Flor. 2, 16, 2.—
III. A Sicilian at Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 59.

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Biography & mythologyCritolausCritolaus (Κριτόλαος), an Achaean, who succeeded Diaeus, in B. C. 147, as strategus of the Achaeans, and was as bitter an enemy of the Romans as his p…

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What does Crĭtŏlāus mean in Latin?
Crĭtŏlāus, a proper noun, means “A peripatetic philosopher, who was sent with Carneades and the Stoic Diogenes as an ambassador to Rome”.