1st Edition

Heraclides of Pontus Text and Translation

Edited By Eckart Schutrumpf Copyright 2008
310 Pages
by Routledge

309 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

Heraclides of Pontus hailed from the shores of the Black Sea. He studied with Aristotle in Plato's Academy, and became a respected member of that school. During Plato's third trip to Sicily, Heraclides served as head of the Academy and was almost elected its head on the death of Speusippus. His interests were diverse. He wrote on the movements of the planets and the basic matter of the universe.... Read more
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