Demetrius the Cynic

Demetrius the Cynic in Wikipedia

Demetrius (Greek: Δημήτριος; 1st century), a Cynic philosopher from Corinth, who lived in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian (37-71 AD). He was the intimate friend of Seneca, who wrote about him often,[1] and who describes him as the perfect man: Demetrius, who seems to have been placed by nature in our times that he might pr...

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Demetrius in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Of Sunium; a Cynic philosopher, who flourished at Corinth in the first century. During the reign of Caligula he taught philosophy at Rome, where he obtained the highest reputation for wisdom and virtue. He was banished from Rome in the time of Nero for his free censure of public manners. After the death of this emperor he returned to Rome, but the ...

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