Death & Dying
Book VII, 95: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Anaxagoras once said that the sun was a red-hot mass, and for this was about to be killed. His friend Pericles saved him, but he ended his own life owing to the sensitiveness of his wise mind.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 95: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/6/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 95: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/6/.
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