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Flourished c.300 BCE - c.201 BCE • Gadara • Jordan

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Crates of Thebes
Greek philosopher
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Timon Of Phlius
Greek philosopher
Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
Socrates
Socrates
Greek philosopher
The Greek philosopher Plato
Plato
Greek philosopher
Illustration shows a sketch of the ancient Greek writer Lucian, published in Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.
Lucian
Greek writer
Bronze bust of Epicurus with a full beard and draped clothing, displayed on a round inscribed base at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Epicurus
Greek philosopher
Democritus
Democritus
Greek philosopher
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St. Justin Martyr
Christian apologist
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Xenocrates
Greek philosopher
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Epictetus
Greek philosopher
Illustration of Diogenes holding a lantern and gesturing with his hand, with three people standing behind him, referencing his search for an honest man.
Diogenes
Greek philosopher
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Archytas of Tarentum
Greek mathematician
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Proclus
Greek philosopher
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Xenophanes
Greek poet and philosopher
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Numenius of Apamea
Greek philosopher
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Empedocles
Greek philosopher and scholar
Poseidonius
Poseidonius
Greek philosopher
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Speusippus
Greek philosopher
Theophrastus
Theophrastus
Greek philosopher