Eubulus (banker)
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Euboulos was from Bithynia
, a region on the south shore of the Black Sea. Through his banking prowess, he became ruler of Atarneus
in Aiolis (Aeolis) in Asia Minor. He is most famous for his connection to his slave Hermias
, who inherited the position of ruler of the city. It was Hermias who invited Xenocrates
and Aristotle
to his court, and later became Aristotle's father-in-law.
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
, a region on the south shore of the Black Sea. Through his banking prowess, he became ruler of Atarneus
Atarneus
Atarneus was an ancient city in the region of Aeolis, Asia Minor. It lies on the mainland opposite the island of Lesbos, northeast of the town of Dikili in modern-day Turkey....
in Aiolis (Aeolis) in Asia Minor. He is most famous for his connection to his slave Hermias
Hermias of Atarneus
Hermias of Atarneus , who lived in Atarneus, was Aristotle's father-in-law.The first mention of Hermias is as a slave to Eubulus, a Bithynian banker who ruled Atarneus. Hermias eventually won his freedom and inherited the rule of Atarneus...
, who inherited the position of ruler of the city. It was Hermias who invited Xenocrates
Xenocrates
Xenocrates of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements...
and Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
to his court, and later became Aristotle's father-in-law.