Apollodorus the Epicurean
- Apollodorus the Epicurean
Apollodorus was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens. He was according to Diogenes Laërtius[Diogenes Laërtius, "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, x".] surnamed "Tyrant of the Garden" ( _el. κηποτύραννος), from his exercising a kind of tyranny or supremacy in the garden or school of Epicurus. He was the teacher of Zeno of Sidon, who became his successor as the head of the school, about c. 100 BC. He is said to have written upwards of 400 books,]Only two works are mentioned by title. One was called a "Life of Epicurus".
Notes
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Basilides the Epicurean — Basilides (or Basileides) ( el. Βασιλείδης) was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Dionysius of Lamptrai as the head of the Epicurean school at Athens c. 205 BC. [Diogenes Laërtius, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, x .] It is… … Wikipedia
Apollodorus (disambiguation) — Apollodorus was a popular name in ancient Greece. It may refer to:*Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BC), historian and mythographer *The Pseudo Apollodorus, author of the Bibliotheca *Apollodorus (painter), an Athenian painter, who lived at the … Wikipedia
Apollodorus of Athens — ▪ Greek scholar died after 120 BC Greek scholar of wide interests who is best known for his Chronika (Chronicle) of Greek history. Apollodorus was a colleague of the Homeric scholar Aristarchus Of Samothrace (both served as librarians of… … Universalium
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) — For other people of the same name, see Metrodorus (disambiguation). Metrodorus Hermes type bust (pillar with the top as a sculpted head) of Metrodorus leaned with his back against Epicurus, in the Louvre Full name Metrodorus Born 331/0 BC… … Wikipedia
Epicureanism — /ep i kyoo ree euh niz euhm, kyoor ee /, n. 1. the philosophical system or doctrine of Epicurus, holding that the external world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure, interpreted as freedom from… … Universalium
Epicurus — Infobox Philosopher name = polytonic|Έπίκουρος Epikouros |right|thumb|145px|Roman marble bust of Epicurus color = #B0C4DE region = Western philosophy era = Ancient philosophy birth = 341 BCE death = circa 270 BCE school tradition = Epicureanism… … Wikipedia
Diogenes of Oenoanda — (or Oinoanda) was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient city of Oenoanda in Lycia (modern day southwest Turkey). The surviving fragments of the wall, which … Wikipedia
Dionysius of Lamptrai — Dionysius (3rd century BCE) of Lamptrai was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Polystratus as the head (scholarch) of the Epicurean school at Athens c. 219 BC. He died c. 205 BC and was succeeded by Basilides.[1][2] Notes ^ Diogenes Laërtius … Wikipedia
Diogenes of Babylon — For other uses, see Diogenes (disambiguation). Diogenes of Babylon (also known as Diogenes of Seleucia; c. 230 c. 150/140 BCE[1]) was a Stoic philosopher. He was the head of the Stoic school in Athens, and he was one … Wikipedia
Clinamen — (pronounced /klaɪˈneɪmɛn/, plural clinamina, derived from clīnāre, to incline) is the Latin name Lucretius gave to the unpredictable swerve of atoms, in order to defend the atomistic doctrine of Epicurus. According to Lucretius, the unpredictable … Wikipedia
