Polystratus
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- tlg1629
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.1158
- Tlg id:
- tlg1629
- Alt id:
- LCCN n 79059103
- Name:
- Polystratus
- Abbr:
- Polystr.
- Alt names:
- Πολύστρατος
Polistrat
Polystrate
Polystratos
Polistrato
Polystratus, Epicureus
Polystr. - Field of activity:
- Philosopher
Epicurean - Notes:
- TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, pg. 330
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 3, 1867, p. 470-1: "Polystratus, an eminent Epicurean philosopher..."
Brill's New Pauly: "Polystratus, Epicurean, 3rd cent. BC, Head of the Epicurean School from 250 BC, succeeding Hermarchus (Diog. Laert. 10,25)
d. by 220/19. Almost no biographical details are known. He seems not to have been a direct 'hearer' (ἀκροατής/akroatḗs) of Epicurus
his date of birth must therefore lie in the first decades of the 3rd cent. BC. The Herculanean papyri preserve the remains of two works by P..." Dorandi, Tiziano (Paris). Polystratus." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and
Helmuth Schneider. Brill, 2010. Brill Online. Tufts University Library. 02 November 2010 - Author info:
- Wikipedia
- Worldcat Identities
- Smith's Dictionary
- URN:
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1629.tlg001
- Word Count:
- 2687 Click here for Work record