Amyclus of Heraclea

Amyclus of Heraclea

Amyclus of Heraclea was one of Plato's students. Heraclea is an ancient city located in southern Italy, not far from Tarentum.

References

*Diogenes Laertius, "Life of Plato". "Translated by [http://www.classicpersuasion.org/pw/diogenes/dlplato.htm C.D. Yonge] ".


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