Athenodoros Kananites
Athenodoros Kananites or Athenodoros of Tarsus ( ancient Greek Ἀθηνόδωρος Κανανίτης Athēnódōros Kananítēs ) was a Stoic philosopher in the first century BC. Chr.
Life
Athenodoros was the son of Sandon from the village of Cana near Tarsos (in today's Turkey), probably a pupil of Poseidonios in Rhodes and teacher of Stoic philosophy in Apollonia in Epiros . He was drawn to Rome by Emperor Augustus , entrusted with the upbringing of his nephew and later adoptive son and successor Tiberius, and he was often consulted by Augustus. After Suetonius , Athenodorus also spent a lot of time with the young Claudius ; according to a letter from Augustus, he was surprised by Claudius' rhetorical skill. The historianCassius Dio mentions that Athenodorus (like his philosophical colleague Areios ) was highly valued by Augustus.
Pliny the Younger reports in the famous "Ghost Letter" that a philosopher named Athenodoros rented a haunted house in Athens and freed it from the ghost living in it - whether it is Athenodoros Kananites, however, is not certain.
Athenodorus later returned - as Strabo reports - as an old man to Tarsus and devoted himself to local politics in his native city. His services, which he had acquired through the introduction of a community order around this city, were honored long after his death through a sacrificial service.
From Athenodoros' numerous writings , often ascribed to Athenodorus Kordylion (e.g. against the categories of Aristotle , on duties, etc.) only titles and individual fragments exist . He also dedicated a work to Octavia Minor , Augustus' sister.
literature
- Richard Goulet: Athénodore de Tarse. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 1, CNRS, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-222-04042-6 , pp. 654-657
- Peter Steinmetz : Athenodorus, son of Sandon, from Cana. In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity , Vol. 4/2: The Hellenistic philosophy. Schwabe, Basel 1994, ISBN 3-7965-0930-4 , p. 711 f.
Remarks
- ^ Suetonius, Claudius 4 .
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History , IV, 51, 4 and 52, 36 (4).
- ↑ Pliny the Elder J., An Sura , Epistulae VII, 27, 7 ff. Epistulae VII. Book
- ↑ See Strabo, Earth Description XIV § 14.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Athenodoros Kananites |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Athenodorus of Tarsus; Athenodorus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | stoic philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarsus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |