About Batis of Lampsacus
Lived 350 BC – 210 BC. Batis of Lampsacus was a philosopher.
Batis (or Bates) of Lampsacus, was a student of Epicurus at Lampsacus in the early 3rd century BC. According to Diogenes Laertius, she was the sister of Metrodorus and wife of Idomeneus.
Seneca the Younger recounts that when Batis' son died, Metrodorus wrote a letter to his sister offering comfort, telling her that "all the Good of mortals is mortal," Fragments of a letter from Epicurus to Batis on the death of Metrodorus in 277 BC have also been discovered among the papyri at Herculaneum. Some of the other fragments may have been written by Batis.
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Who was Batis of Lampsacus?
ancient Greek philosopher
When was Batis of Lampsacus born?
Batis of Lampsacus was born in 350 BC.
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Batis of Lampsacus died in 210 BC.
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Batis of Lampsacus was a philosopher.
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