LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Sōsĭgĕnes

Meaning

  1. a famous astronomer employed by Julius Cœsar in reforming the calendar

Sōsĭgĕnes, is, m., = Σωσιγένης,
I. a famous astronomer employed by Julius Cœsar in reforming the calendar, Plin. 3, 8, 6, § 39; 18, 25, 57, § 211 sqq.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySosigenesSosigenes (Σωσιγένης), the peripatetic, the astronomer employed by Julius Caesar to superintend the correction of the calendar (B. C. 46), is called a…

Quick answers

What does Sōsĭgĕnes mean in Latin?
Sōsĭgĕnes, a proper noun, means “a famous astronomer employed by Julius Cœsar in reforming the calendar”.