Athenodorus Cordylion
Athenodoros Kordylion ( Greek Αθηνόδωρος Κορδυλίων Athēnódōros Kordylíōn ; * in the first half of the 1st century BC in Tarsus ) was a Greek philosopher and follower of the Stoa . As the custodian of the library of Pergamon, it is known through Athenodorus that he removed some passages from books that he did not like. He was best known through the Roman politician Cato the Younger , who lived in 67 or 66 BC. Studied with him in Pergamon . Athenodoros Kordylion followed Cato to Rome, where he lived in his house until his death.
literature
- Simone Follet: Athénodore de Tarse dit Cordylion. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 1, CNRS, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-222-04042-6 , pp. 658-659
- Peter Steinmetz : Athenodoros Kordylion from Tarsus. 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. 708
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| SURNAME | Cordylion, Athenodorus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 100 BC BC and 80 BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | tarsus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| Place of death | Rome |