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Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes Laertius was a Greek author usually dated to the early third century CE.

Modern chart of the report: fourth-century BCE Theopompus, then Diogenes Laertius around the third century CE, then the transmitted text. Source and transmitter dates distinguished; not an ancient manuscript
Modern chart of the report: fourth-century BCE Theopompus, then Diogenes Laertius around the third century CE, then the transmitted text. Source and transmitter dates distinguished; not an ancient manuscriptIL Archive,2026 · CC0License · Image source

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Diogenes Laertius wrote Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, preserving accounts and quotations about Greek thinkers. His work is usually placed in the early third century CE, while his biography remains uncertain. Prologue9 attributes to Theopompus a report about Magian teachings and humans living again. The transmitting writer’s date must be distinguished from that of the source he names. [1][2]

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  1. R.D.Hicks, Loeb1925 introduction, author and dating section, pp.ix–xii. Return to the text ↑
  2. Prologue6–9, especially the Theopompus report in9. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 3 · 15 October 2026 · aladmin

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  2. Edition 2 · 15 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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