Idomeneus of Lampsacus
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Idomeneus of Lampsacus was a friend and disciple of Epicurus
. We have no details of his life, except that he married Batis of Lampsacus
, the sister of Metrodorus, and he was a court dignitary at Lampsacus
around 306-301 BC. Idomeneus wrote a considerable number of philosophical and historical works, and though the latter were not regarded as of very great authority, still they must have been of considerable value, as they seem to have been chiefly devoted to an account of the private life of the distinguished men of Greece
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The titles of the following works of Idomeneus are mentioned : 1. History of Samothrace
. This work is probably the one referred to by the Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius. 2. On the Socratics , of which some fragments survive.
We do not know for certain the title of the work or works of Idomeneus, which contained some account of the following people: of the Peisistratidae
, of Themistocles
of Aristides
, of Pericles
, of Demosthenes
, of Aeschines
, of Hyperides, and of Phocion
. It is not improbable that all these persons were mentioned in one work, to which modern writers have assigned various conjectural titles. The true title of the work is, however, in all probability On the Athenian leaders .
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works...
. We have no details of his life, except that he married Batis of Lampsacus
Batis of Lampsacus
Batis of Lampsacus, was a student of Epicurus at Lampsacus in the early 3rd century BC. She was the sister of Metrodorus and wife of Idomeneus...
, the sister of Metrodorus, and he was a court dignitary at Lampsacus
Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.-Ancient history:...
around 306-301 BC. Idomeneus wrote a considerable number of philosophical and historical works, and though the latter were not regarded as of very great authority, still they must have been of considerable value, as they seem to have been chiefly devoted to an account of the private life of the distinguished men of Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
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The titles of the following works of Idomeneus are mentioned : 1. History of Samothrace
Samothrace
Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a self-governing municipality within the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,723 . Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island includes granite and...
. This work is probably the one referred to by the Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius. 2. On the Socratics , of which some fragments survive.
We do not know for certain the title of the work or works of Idomeneus, which contained some account of the following people: of the Peisistratidae
Peisistratos (Athens)
Peisistratos was a tyrant of Athens from 546 to 527/8 BC. His legacy lies primarily in his institution of the Panathenaic Festival and the consequent first attempt at producing a definitive version for Homeric epics. Peisistratos' championing of the lower class of Athens, the Hyperakrioi, can be...
, of Themistocles
Themistocles
Themistocles ; c. 524–459 BC, was an Athenian politician and a general. He was one of a new breed of politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy, along with his great rival Aristides...
of Aristides
Aristides
Aristides , 530 BC – 468 BC was an Athenian statesman, nicknamed "the Just".- Biography :Aristides was the son of Lysimachus, and a member of a family of moderate fortune. Of his early life, it is only told that he became a follower of the statesman Cleisthenes and sided with the aristocratic party...
, of Pericles
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age—specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars...
, of Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by...
, of Aeschines
Aeschines
Aeschines was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.-Life:Although it is known he was born in Athens, the records regarding his parentage and early life are conflicting; but it seems probable that his parents, though poor, were respectable. Aeschines' father was Atrometus, an...
, of Hyperides, and of Phocion
Phocion
Phocion was an Athenian statesman and strategos, and the subject of one of Plutarch's Parallel Lives....
. It is not improbable that all these persons were mentioned in one work, to which modern writers have assigned various conjectural titles. The true title of the work is, however, in all probability On the Athenian leaders .