Athenodorus Cananites
Athenodorus Cananites | |
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Ἀθηνόδωρος Κανανίτης | |
Died | 7 AD |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher and teacher |
Relatives | Sandon (father) |
Era | Ancient philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Stoicism |
Athenodorus Cananites (
Life
Athenodorus was born in Canana, near
In 44 BC, he seems to have followed Octavian to Rome and continued mentoring him there. He is reputed there to have openly rebuked the Emperor, and to have instructed him to recite the alphabet before reacting in anger. Later, Athenodorus returned to Tarsus, where he was instrumental in expelling the government of Boëthus and drafting a new constitution for the city, the result of which was a pro-Roman oligarchy.[3]
Athenodorus is also written of by
Works
Strabo, Cicero, and Eusebius regarded him highly. Works attributed to Athenodorus include:
- A work against the Categories of Aristotle (although this is sometimes credited to Athenodoros Cordylion).
- A history of Tarsus.
- A work of some kind dedicated to Octavia Minor.[7]
- A work entitled περὶ σπουδῆς και παιδείας ("On zeal and education").
- A work entitled περίπατοι ("Perambulations").
None of these are extant, but he also assisted Cicero in writing his
Notes
- ^ Strabo, xiv. 14
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Athenodorus s.v.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 831. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Pliny the Younger (1909–14). "LXXXIII. To Sura". In Charles W. Eliot (ed.). Letters, by Pliny the Younger; translated by William Melmoth; revised by F. C. T. Bosanquet. The Harvard Classics. Vol. 9. New York: P.F. Collier & Son.
- ^ Uther, Hans-Jörg (2004). The Types of International Folktales: Animal tales, tales of magic, religious tales, and realistic tales, with an introduction. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica. pp. 210–211.
- ^ Anderson, Graham (2020). Ancient Fairy and Folk Tales: An Anthology. London: Routledge. pp. 72–73.
- ^ Plutarch: Life of Publicola 17.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0525541875.