Simmias

Simmias in Wikipedia

Simmias (Greek: Σιμμίας) may refer to: * Simmias of Thebes follower of Socrates * Simmias of Macedon general of Alexander the Great * Simmias of Rhodes poet and grammarian (late 4th c.BC) * Simmias of Syracuse student of philosophy * Simmias Ptolemaic explorer of Red Sea. (3rd c.BC)...

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Simmias in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

1. Of Thebes, first the disciple of the Pythagorean philosopher Philolaüs, and afterwards the friend and disciple of Socrates, at whose death he was present. Simmias wrote twenty-three dialogues on philosophical subjects, all of which are lost. 2. Of Rhodes. A poet and grammarian of the Alexandrian School, who flourished about B.C. 300. The Greek ...

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