Diogenes Laertius Historians History

Diogenes Laertius Historians History

Diogenes Laertius (Laertios), fl. 3rd century AD. Late classical biographer, an important but often unreliable source on the history of ancient philosophy. His sole extant work is known as The Lives of the Philosophers.

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Lives of the Philosophers - Online text of C.D. Yonge's translation.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Diogenes Laertius - Concise article on this ancient biographer.
Notes on Diogenes Laertius - A criticism of this author's reliability, based on his Life of Socrates.
Diogenes Laërtius - Wikipedia - Article drawing on the 1911 Britannica.
The Manuscripts of "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosphers" - Hicks' notes from his 1925 translation of this text.

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