About Apollodorus the Epicurean
Apollodorus the Epicurean was a philosopher.
Apollodorus (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens.
According to Diogenes Laërtius, he was surnamed Tyrant of the Garden from his exercising a kind of tyranny or supremacy in the garden or school of Epicurus. He was the teacher of Zeno of Sidon, The other was a Collection of Doctrines, in which he asserted that Epicurus had written a greater amount of original writing than the Stoic Chrysippus, because although Chrysippus had written 700 books, they were filled with quotations from other authors.
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Who was Apollodorus the Epicurean?
ancient Greek philosopher
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Apollodorus the Epicurean was born in Athens.
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Apollodorus the Epicurean died in Classical Athens.
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Apollodorus the Epicurean was a philosopher.
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