Sosicrates

Sosicrates

Sosicrates of Rhodes (Greek: Σωσικράτης) ("floruit" "c." 180 BC) was a Greek historical writer. Sosicrates was born on the island Rhodes and is noted, chiefly, for his frequent mention by Diogenes Lærtius in his "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers"—referencing Sosicrates as the sole authority behind such facts as Aristippus having written nothing. It is inferred that Sosicrates flourished after Hermippus and before Apollodorus, and, therefore, sometime between 200 and 128 BC. Sosicrates is claimed to have penned "Succession of the Philosophers"; granted the work is quoted by both Athenaeus and Diogenes Lærtius. It is also claimed that Sosicrates composed a piece on the history of Crete—though, quite manifestly, neither of the aforementioned works have survived.

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* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3215.html The Ancient Library, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]


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