- Aristocreon
Aristocreon ( _el. Ἀριστοκρέων), who lived c. 200 BC, was a
Stoic philosopher and the nephew ofChrysippus .He was a son of the sister of Chrysippus, and became his pupil. [Diogenes Laertius, vii.; Plutarch, "de Stoic. Repugn."] Chrysippus dedicated several of his works to him. [Diogenes Laertius, vii.] Of the few facts known about Aristocreon's life, it is known that between 229 and 190 BC, he was in
Athens , where he obtained the official position of aProxenos (a consular agent acting for another city).Algra, K., "The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy", page 40. Cambridge University Press. (2005).] He was still alive in Athens in 184 BC.Plutarch records that Aristocreon erected a bronze statue of his uncle on a pillar and engraved a verse to him:Of uncle Chrysippus Aristocreon this likeness erected;
The knots the Academy tied, the cleaver, Chrysippus, dissected. [Plutarch, "de Stoic. Repugn."]It is not known whether this Aristocreon is the same one wrote a description of
Egypt . [Pliny, "Naturalis historia", v. 9., vi. 29., 30.; Aelian, "Natura Animalium", vii. 40.]Notes
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