Zeno of Sidon

Zeno of Sidon in wikipedia

Zeno of Sidon (c. 150-c. 75 BC[1]) was an Epicurean philosopher. His writings do not survive, but there are some epitomes of his lectures preserved among the writings of his pupil Philodemus. Life Zeno was born in the city of Sidon in Phoenicia. He was a contemporary of Cicero, who heard him when at Athens.[2][3] He was sometimes termed the "lead...

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Zeno in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

An Epicurean philosopher, a native of Sidon, and a contemporary of Cicero, who heard him when at Athens. He was sometimes termed Coryphaeus Epicureorum. He seems to have been noted for the disrespectful terms in which he spoke of other philosophers, calling, for instance, Socrates "the Attic buffoon." He was a disciple of Apollodorus, and is descri...

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