Ancient Greek & Roman

Diogenes Laertius

3rd century AD (Paton’s date)


Diogenes Laertius, author of the Lives of Eminent Philosophers (third century AD), is credited in Paton's index with the verse epitaphs on the philosophers that fill the middle of Book VII. Paton's Index of Authors includes the poet among those of Book VII. Paton's index of authors dates the poet to 3rd century AD.

This archive carries the 38 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the second volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Book VII: 57, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130, 133, 620, 706, 744).

  1. Book VII, 57: On the Same
  2. Book VII, 85: On the Same
  3. Book VII, 87: On the Same
  4. Book VII, 88: On Chilon
  5. Book VII, 91: On the Same
  6. Book VII, 92: On Anacharsis
  7. Book VII, 95: On the Same
  8. Book VII, 96: On Socrates
  9. Book VII, 97: On Xenophon
  10. Book VII, 98
  11. Book VII, 101: On Speusippus
  12. Book VII, 102: On Xenocrates
  13. Book VII, 104: On Arcesilaus
  14. Book VII, 105
  15. Book VII, 106
  16. Book VII, 107
  17. Book VII, 108
  18. Book VII, 109
  19. Book VII, 110
  20. Book VII, 111
  21. Book VII, 112
  22. Book VII, 113
  23. Book VII, 114
  24. Book VII, 115
  25. Book VII, 116
  26. Book VII, 118: On the Same
  27. Book VII, 121: On the Same
  28. Book VII, 122: On the Same
  29. Book VII, 123: On Empedocles
  30. Book VII, 124: On the Same
  31. Book VII, 126: On Philolaus
  32. Book VII, 127: On Heraclitus
  33. Book VII, 129: On Zeno the Eleatic
  34. Book VII, 130: On Protagoras
  35. Book VII, 133: On Anaxarchus
  36. Book VII, 620
  37. Book VII, 706
  38. Book VII, 744

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