Menedemus of Pyrrha — For Menedemus of Eretria, the founder of the Eretrian School of Philosophy, see Menedemus. Menedemus of Pyrrha, Lesbos, lived c. 350 BC, was a member of Plato s Academy, during the time of Speusippus. Upon the death of Speusippus in 339 BC, an… … Wikipedia
Menedemus — (Greek: Μενέδημος; 345/4 261/0 BC[1]) of Eretria was a Greek philosopher and founder of the Eretrian school. He learned philosophy first in Athens, and then, with his friend Asclepiades, he subsequently studied under Stilpo and Phaedo of Elis.… … Wikipedia
Menedemus — Menedēmus, griech. Philosoph um 300 v. Chr., aus Eretria auf Euböa, Stifter der sog. Eretrischen Schule, einer Fortsetzung der Elischen Schule (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Menedemus — Menedemus, griech. Philosoph um 300 v. Chr., aus Eretria, Stifter der eretrischen Schule, einer Art Fortsetzung der eleatischen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Eretria — Eretrĭa, ion. Stadt auf Euböa, mit Chalkis rivalisierend, 490 v. Chr. von den Persern zerstört, später wieder hergestellt. Der Philosoph Menedemus (s.d.) stiftete hier die Eretrĭsche Schule … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
MENEDEMUS — I. MENEDEMUS Lampsacenus, Cynicus, discipulus Colotis qui in tam prodigiosam venerat superstitionem, ut sumpto habitu furiarum prodiret, dictans se exploratorem ex inferis venisse, delaturum daemonibus mortalium peccata. Pullatus ambulabat, cum… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Achaeus of Eretria — (Greek: Aχαιός; born 484 BC in Euboea) was a Greek playwright author of tragedies and satyr plays, variously said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known, some of which include Adrastus , Linus , Cycnus , Eumenides ,… … Wikipedia
Asclepiades of Phlius — was a Greek philosopher in the Eretrian school of philosophy in the 3rd century BC. He was the friend of Menedemus of Eretria, and they both went to live in Megara and studied under Stilpo, before sailing to Elis to join Phaedo s school.… … Wikipedia
List of ancient Greeks — This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD. compactTOCRelated articles NOTOC A*Acacius of Caesarea bishop of Caesarea… … Wikipedia
Lycophron — was a Greek poet and grammarian (although the Oxford Classical Dictionary regards these as two different men). He was born at Chalcis in Euboea, and flourished at Alexandria in the time of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285 247 BC). According to Suda, the … Wikipedia
