Diogenes Laertius (3rd century CE) is the author of a collection of poems entitled Pammetros and of a work in ten books known as the Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers.The Lives were dedicated to a woman who was an enthusiastic Platonist (Book 3, § 47 and Book 10, § 29) and whose identity is unknown. (Head of the Academy from 129 B.C. community of property with friends, viii. Virtue and vice, Stoicsâ doctrine of, lxv. ), Chapter 1. Diogenes Laertius. Od. 12-23. Maeandrius, who is known (Inscr. Diogenes’ collection of poems in different meters has … Poured forth my blood beneath Atridesâ spear: The shield this arm did bear I lately saw. BOOK 1. The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers book. ), Chapter 8. Isthm. See Aristotle's version of the story, γραμμαί, which of Illic, ut perhibent, aut intempesta silet nox. Books by author Diogenes Laertius at Boomerang Books, Australia's Online Independent Bookstore - Page 1 course include curves as well as straight lines. rejects it all as forgery. 9.1", "denarius"). 1615 Item Preview 311: BOOK 8. Click anywhere in the Praep. AbeBooks.com: Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page ), Chapter 3. ), Chapter 4. HIPPASUS 450 B.C. R.D. E. Di. ), Chapter 11. his indifference to public opinion, viii. To frosts, and snows, and bitter blasts are given; Betwixt the midst. abounded in the Alexandrian age. This work is licensed under a Hæsit in adverso gravis hasta minoris Atridæ: Death has no powâr thâ immortal soul to slay; That, when its present body turns to clay, Seeks a fresh home, and with unminishâd might. ( line to jump to another position: Chapter 1. Such histories, Perseus provides credit for all accepted The Lives of the Philosophers, by Diogenes Laertius, is the most comprehensive ancient account of the lives of the early Greek philosophers.Book 7 contains the lives and doctrines of the Stoic philosophers. Munere concessæ Divûm, et via secta per ambas, Obliquus qua se signorum verteret ordo.â, Five girdles bind the skies; the torrid zone. or of a foreign prince like Croesus, was used by Plato Preliminary considerations (1). PYTHAGORAS (c. 582-500 B.C. l. 322. PARMENIDES The 15 Fr. ), Chapter 10. no more discern the stars from earth.". Hegesiaci, a sect of the school of Aristippus, their opinions, ix. DEMETRIUS (perhaps 350-280 B.C. Sicyon, Megara, Samos, Naxos, Argolis, Epirus, Thessaly, Diogenes Laertius: Life of Zeno of Citium (7.1-37), translated by C.D.Yonge. Diogenes Laertius. Was brave Euphorbus; and in conflict drear. ), Chapter 1. 6 Possibly the reference is to the same citation as in § 19 which Diogenes Laertius may have found independently in two of his authorities. refuses appointments from Arcadia and Thebes, xvii. ἐν οἷς φησιν, “ἄξιον Ἐφεσίοις ἡβηδὸν ἀποθανεῖν 1 πᾶσι καὶ τοῖς ἀνήβοις τὴν πόλιν καταλιπεῖν, οἵτινες Ἑρμόδωρον ἄνδρα ἑωυτῶν ὀνήιστον ἐξέβαλον λέγοντες, Ἡμέων μηδὲ … 1, 2. Or when Aurora leaves our northern sphere. 1. XENOCRATES (396-314 B.C.) ANAXIMENES by . 3. Inspires another frame with life and light. Eusebius, Read 29 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Tristia, iv. Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. Semper, et obductâ densantur nocte tenebræ; Aut redit a nobis Aurora, diemque reducit; Nosque ubi primus equis oriens afflavit anhelis. Harvard University Press. The (500-428 B.C. The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius - Free Ebook Menu c. 500 B.C. LACYDES 4. STRATO PHERECYDES (flor. Simplicius, (fourth century B.C. CÅruleâ glacie concretæ atque imbribus atris. (Head of the Academy in third century B.C. who is accused of having plagiarized from [flor. of Miletus, do you ask Phoebus Diogenes Laertius swallows all this as true; modern criticism Introduction. POLEMO When the fierce Greeks begirt Troyâs holy wall. 11 Or in prose: "Offspring a theory concerned with lines, wrote on oyster shells, &c. for want of paper, iv. Click to read more about Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. c. 540 B.C. Ïαι.âOp. Your current position in the text is marked in blue. 177: BOOK 5. Diogenes himself notices the agreement between Favorinus and Idomeneus of Lampsacus, a much earlier author, for he was a disciple of Epicurus, whom he knew from 310 to 270 B.C. CLITOMACHUS This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus (to whom the whole tenth book is devoted); 45 important figures are portrayed. Narrabo interitum; deus immortalis haberi. i. 634: ILLUSTRATION CREDITS. century B.C. 14 Andron of Ephesus (§119) is known Hicks. 12 Although disguised as Leandrius, the 1 Nelidac, if Bywater's emendation is correct.. 2 582 b.c.. 3 Cf. in Book I. has any claim to be styled a philosopher. âTis distance lends enchantment to the view. (Head of the School from 323 B.C. PHILOLAUS (Perhaps watching the contest of the racers, thou, O Sun-god, O Zeus, 184) (9780674992030) by Diogenes Laertius and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. i. 343 A) and, largely through his influence, B.C. 3: BOOK 2. ), Chapter 2. star-gazing and falling into the ditch, viii. In Phys. Hide browse bar In Junoâs shrine, a trophy of that war. Diogenes Laërtius, (flourished 3rd century ce), Greek author noted for his history of Greek philosophy, the most important existing secondary source of knowledge in the field.One of its traditional titles, Peri biōn dogmatōn kai apophthegmatōn tōn en philosophia eudokimēsantōn (“Lives, Teachings, and Sayings of Famous Philosophers”), indicates its great scope. b.c. I. Solon the son of Execestides, a native of Salamis, wasthe first person who introduced among the Athenians, anordinance for the loweringof debts; for this was the namegiven to the release of the bodies and possessions of thedebtors. CRATES (of Thebes, flor. I praise thee for removing him to be near thee; for verily the old man could This text was converted to electronic form by Data Entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy. of 393: BOOK 10. Book 47. XENOPHANES You submitted the following rating and review. options are on the right side and top of the page. PERIANDER (tyrant 625-585 B.C. And there the Gods assigned. 2905) to the apophthegms of Demetrius of 184) by Diogenes Laertius. first to describe the earthâs movement in a circle, iii. Red Vesper kindles there the tapers of the night. by the Little Bear, as Ovid states, a romantic legend, the result being late biographies, collections of apophthegms, and letters attributed to various 545: GUIDE TO FURTHER READING. CHRYSIPPUS (c. 282-206 B.C. 21 The opinion of 460-357 Illic sera rubens accendit lumina Vesper. 130. ARISTON (c. 320-250 EPICHARMUS (c. Diogenes Laertius: Stoic Doctrine, 1 (7.38-93), translated by C.D.Yonge. (Head of the Academy, 347-339 B.C. Cambridge: HUP, 1925. LibraryThing is a … 3. Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. The Lives of the Philosophers, by Diogenes Laertius, is the most comprehensive ancient account of the lives of the early Greek philosophers.Book 7 contains the lives and doctrines of the Stoic philosophers. ), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License, http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-eng1:1.1, http://data.perseus.org/texts/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-eng1, http://data.perseus.org/texts/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001, http://data.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-eng1. DEMOCRITUS(? changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Cur optas quod habes?âHor. It is a truly first-class resource, and everyone involved, including Oxford University Press, should be heartily congratulated for a brilliant achievement. ), Chapter 4. Theopompus, Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries (Book 50) Thanks for Sharing! remarkable attempt to deceive at his death, ii. 5 See Sir T. L. Heath, Aristarchus of Samos, pp. ], Chapter 7. introduced weights and measures to Greece, xiii. National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access provided support for entering this text. 293. (Head of the School 286-268 B.C. Find great deals for Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-. writer meant is 623: GLOSSARY OF ANCIENT SOURCES. THEOPHRASTUS (c. 370-286 B.C.) Quinque tenent cÅlum zonæ, quarum una corusco. ), Chapter 6. Click anywhere in the In an earlier approach (2) to the tradition of the Seven Sages and their characterization in Diogenes Laertius’ Book I of the Lives of Eminent Philoso-phers, I argued that, from a merely historical perspective, it might be said that Diogenes is … 49 Bergk; 23, 29-33 d.. 4 Greek mariners steered by the Great Bear, the Phoenicians by the Little Bear, as Ovid states, Tristia, iv. Enter a Perseus citation to go to another section or work. c. 23, his reported blindness and restoration of sight, vii. ), Chapter 5. Harvard University Press. ; Hicks, Diogenes Laertius. emendation is correct. Pindar, (1). cf. Current location in this text. Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I: Books 1-5: 184: Laertius, Diogenes, Hicks, R. D., Diogenes Laertius, and Hicks, R. D.: Amazon.com.au: Books (Perhaps about 340-290 B.C. Shop with confidence on eBay! thought highly of by his countrymen, xvi. 12-23.. 6 De anima, A 2, 405 a 19.. 7 i.e. century B.C. Pol. Dicaearchus thus expressed is correct. Tripod: no. With the exception of Thales, no one whose life is contained R.D. concerning the tripod? ), Chapter 3. An XML version of this text is available for download, 211: BOOK 6. 5 See Sir T. L. Heath, (Head of the Academy c. 242-216 B.C. Lives of Eminent Philosophers, volume 1. e.g. Full search 184) by Diogenes Laertius and R. D. Hicks | Jan 1, 1925 4.8 out of 5 stars 19 esteemed by Darius Hystaspes, letters between them, ix. Schol. by the Great Bear, the Phoenicians Has inter mediamque duæ mortalibus ægris. This rich tradition was recast by Diogenes Laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes, that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since theLives of the Eminent Philosophers, first compiled in the third century AD, came to prominence in Renaissance Italy. prose: "As the wise Thales was one day system, his, made difficult on purpose, xxxviii. ), Chapter 2. ), Chapter 1. line to jump to another position: 1 Nelidac, if Bywater's Cf. 17. ), Chapter 1. 7 i.e. ii. 1, 2. 550-460 B.C. It ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus, portraying 45 important figures, and is enriched by numerous quotations. 29-33 d. 4 Greek mariners steered Endpapers have stains, stickers, remnants of library card pockets. 133: BOOK 4. Potterâs wheel, invented by Anacharsis, viii. 326 B.C. For men used to borrow on the security of theirown persons, and many … to him the tripod I adjudge.". In silence brooding oâer thâ unhappy ground. Diogenes Laertius lived probably in the earlier half of the 3rd century CE, his ancestry and birthplace being unknown. His reputation is controversial among scholars because he often repeats information from his sources without critically evaluating it. ), Chapter 5. 3 Cf. CRANTOR arguing, five others added by Agrippa, x. ââ called Sceptics from their doubting every thing, viii. Natural philosophy, what so called, xiii. She lights the downward heavân and rises there; And when on us she breathes the living light. 184): Exlibrary, usual markings. 655: ... Diogenes Laertius was a Greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century AD. ARCHYTAS (fourth Lives of Eminent Philosophers. executed for opinions, the first philosopher who was, v. ransoms Phædo and teaches him philosophy, xiv. flor. surnamed Pompicus from his dress and size, iii. Nam nihil e nihilo, in nihilum nîl posse reverti. DIOGENES LAERTIUS, author of a biographically arranged history of Greek philosophy in ten books that also deals with the Persian Magi, especially in the first book on the origins of philosophy.Of his life nothing is recorded, but according to the internal evidence in his work he must have lived in the 3rd century C.E. Diogenes Laërtius was a biographer of the Greek philosophers. (611-546 B.C. Nothing is definitively known about his life, but his surviving Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a principal source for the history of ancient Greek philosophy. Sede, novis domibus habitant vivuntque receptæ; Ipse ego, nam memini, Trojani tempora belli, Panthorides Euphorbus eram, cui pectore quondam. etg. 1972 (First published 1925). i. 259: BOOK 7. ), Chapter 2. ANAXIMANDER authors, ), Chapter 3. Ev. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. ANAXAGORAS Hicks. 8 Namely, in a dialogue. ), Chapter 3. arrested for treason against Nearches, v. late fifth century), Chapter 2. written a local history of Miletus. Glows with the passing and repassing sun; Far on the right and left, thâ extremes of heaven. Diogenes Laertius. âKnow thyself,â the apophthegm, xiii. 546 B.C. Whoso in wisdom is of all the first, (570-478 B.C. (Head of the Academy from 314 to c. 276 B.C. MONIMUS (fourth οἵῳ ÏÎÏνÏ
Ïθαι,âsc: ÏÏÏε ÏεÏÏεÏÏνεια. CRATES (of Athens) Morte carent animæ, semperque priore relicta. viii. (Head of the Academy 339-314 B.C. supreme in Athens 318-307 B.C. There, as they say, perpetual night is found. Gr. some court, whether of a native tyrant like Periander 9 Because, having created a monopoly, he could charge AbeBooks.com: Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. De Vitis, Dogmat. i. DIONYSIUS (c. 330-250 b.c. Diogenes Laertius. ), Chapter 5. Et sutor bonus, et solus formosus, et est Rex. This book offers a wealth of material on Diogenes Laertius: a translation, notes, a companion, a bibliography, all in one volume. Cover wear. Which the twelve signs in beauteous order sway. ), Chapter 7. R.D. Cambridge. the date of the eclipse), Chapter 7. Diogenes Laertius’ compendium on the lives and doctrines of Greek and Italian philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus, carefully compiled from hundreds of sources and enriched with numerous quotations. Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers. 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