Anaxarchus

Anaxarchus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Anaxarchus （Ἀναξάρχος). A philosopher of Abdera, of the school of Democritus, who accompanied Alexander into Asia (B.C. 334). After the death of Alexander (B.C. 323), Anaxarchus was thrown by shipwreck into the power of Nicocreon, king of Cyprus, to whom he had given offence, and who had him pounded to death in a stone mortar....

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Anaxarchus in Wikipedia

Anaxarchus (pronounced /ˌænəɡˈzɑrkəs/, us dict: ăn′·əg·zârk′·əs) or Anaxarch (/ˈænəzɑrk/, ăn′·ə·zârk; c. 380 - c. 320 BC) (Greek: Ἀνάξαρχος) was a Greek philosopher of the school of Democritus, was born at Abdera in Thrace. He was the companion and friend of Alexander the Great in his Asiatic campaigns. According to Diogenes Laertius, in response ...

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