Achaicus

Achaicus

Achaicus may refer to one of several people:
*Lucius Mummius Achaicus, a 2nd century BCE Roman statesman and general
*Achaicus, a Corinthian Christian, who according to the Bible, together with Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to St. Paul, and from St. Paul to the Corinthians [1 Corinthians 16:17; cf. also 16:15]
*Achaicus, a philosopher who wrote a work on Ethics. His time is unknown. [Diogenes Laërtius vi. 99] [Theodor. "Graec. affect. cur." viii. p. 919, ed. Schulze] [Clement of Alexandria, "Strom." iv. p. 496, d.] [Citation
last = Smith
first = William
author-link = William Smith (lexicographer)
contribution = Achaicus (2)
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
volume = 1
pages = 8
publisher =
place = Boston, MA
year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0017.html ]

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