Dionysius of Lamptrai
Encyclopedia
Dionysius 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
.
Polystratus the Epicurean
Polystratus was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens. He succeeded Hermarchus as head of the sect c. 250 BC, and was himself succeeded by Dionysius of Lamptrai when he died 219 or 218 BC...
as the head (scholarch
Scholarch
A scholarch is the head of a school. The term was especially used for the heads of schools of philosophy in ancient Athens, such as the Platonic Academy, whose first scholarch was Plato himself...
) of the Epicurean school at Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
c. 219 BC. He died c. 205 BC and was succeeded by Basilides
Basilides the Epicurean
Basilides was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Dionysius of Lamptrai as the head of the Epicurean school at Athens c. 205 BC. It is not certain who succeeded Basilides: Apollodorus is the next Epicurean leader we can be certain about, but there may have been at least one intermediate...
.