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Dexippus
Dexippus
c. 210 CE–c. 273 CE · Athens
Publius Herennius Dexippus was a Greek historian and statesman of Athens in the 3rd century CE, who took part in the defense of the city against invading Goths. He wrote historical works in Greek, including a chronicle and an account of the wars against the Germanic invaders of his time, which survive only in fragments but are valued for their first-hand perspective on a turbulent age. He was honored in Athens for both his public service and his learning.
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The intellectual capital of the Greek world, where Socrates questioned in the agora and four great schools—Plato's Academy, Aristotle's Lyceum, the Stoa, and Epicurus' Garden—took root within a single square mile.
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Alexander of Aphrodisias, Philostratus Sophista, Philostratus the Athenian, Porphyrius
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Alexander of Aphrodisias, Philostratus Sophista, Philostratus the Athenian, Porphyrius
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