LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Tīmaeus

Meaning

  1. A Greek historian of Sicily

Tīmaeus, i, m., = Τίμαιος.
I. A Greek historian of Sicily, under Agathocles, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58; id. N. D. 2, 27, 69; id. Fam. 5, 12, 2; id. Rep. 3, 31, 43; id. Brut. 16, 63; Nep. Alcib. 11, 1.—
II. A Pythagorean philosopher, a contemporary of Plato, Cic. Fin. 5, 29. 87; id. Rep. 1, 10, 16. — After him was named the Platonic dialogue Timaeus, which Cicero translated into Latin, Cic. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; id. N. D. 1, 8, 18; id. Ac. 2, 39, 123; id. Fin. 2, 5, 15; v. the fragment of this translation (Timaeus sive de Universo), Cic. ed. B. and K. vol. viii. p. 131 sqq.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTimaeusTimaeus (Τίμαιος). 1. Of TAUROMENIUM in Sicily, the celebrated historian, was the son of Andromachus, who collected the Naxian exiles, after their cit…

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What does Tīmaeus mean in Latin?
Tīmaeus, a proper noun, means “A Greek historian of Sicily”.