Archedemus of Tarsus

Archedemus ( _el. Άρχέδημος) of Tarsus, [Strabo, "Geography", xiv; Diogenes Laërtius, "Lives of Philosophers", vii.] a Stoic philosopher who flourished c. 140 BC. Two of his works: "On the Voice" ( _el. Περὶ Φωνῆς) and "On Elements" ( _el. Περὶ Στοιχείων), are mentioned by Diogenes Laërtius. [Diogenes Laërtius, "Lives of Philosophers", vii.]

He is probably the same person as the Archedemus, whom Plutarch calls an Athenian, and who, he states, went into Parthia and founded a school of Stoic philosophers at Babylon. [Plutarch, "de Exilio", 14.]

Archedemus is also mentioned by Cicero, [Cicero, "Acad. Quaest.", ii. 47.] Seneca, [Seneca, "Epistles", 121.] and other ancient writers.

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