Stoic — Minor Figures
3 figures from Plutarch's Lives who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Antipater the Tyrian
philosopher · first appears Cato the Younger
- Cato the Younger · friends with Cato the Younger “Having gained the intimate acquaintance of Antipater the Tyrian, the Stoic philosopher, he devoted himself to the study”
Athenodorus Cordylio
philosopher · first appears Cato the Younger
- Cato the Younger · friends with Cato the Younger “After he was returned to Rome, he spent his time for the most part either at home, in conversation with Athenodorus”
Apollonides
philosopher · first appears Cato the Younger
- Cato the Younger · pupil: Statyllius “It belongs to you, said he, to cool the fever of this young man's spirit, and to make him know what is good for him.”
- Demetrius · friends with Demetrius Poliorcetes “There was in the attendance of Seleucus one Apollonides, who formerly had been intimate with Demetrius.”
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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.