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Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC [1]) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, [2] the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope [2] and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. [3] Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens.
Crates of Thebes: c. 365–c. 285 BC Cynic philosopher. Teacher of Zeno of Citium. Hipparchia of Maroneia: fl. 325 BC Wife of Crates of Thebes. Metrocles of Maroneia: fl. 325 BC Brother of Hipparchia, pupil of Crates of Thebes. Theombrotus: fl. 300 BC Follower of Crates of Thebes. Cleomenes: fl. 300 BC Cynic philosopher and follower of Crates ...
Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed cist graves dated to Mycenaean times containing weapons, ivory, and tablets written in Linear B.Its attested name forms and relevant terms on tablets found locally or elsewhere include 𐀳𐀣𐀂, te-qa-i, [n 1] understood to be read as *Tʰēgʷai̮s (Ancient Greek: Θήβαις, Thēbais, i.e. "at Thebes", Thebes in the dative ...
Crates of Athens: died 268-265 BC Academic Platonist: Crates of Mallus: fl. 2nd century BC Stoic: Crates of Thebes: c. 365 – c. 285 BC Cynic: husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia: Cratippus of Pergamon: 1st century BC Peripatetic: friend of Cicero: Cratylus: 5th century BC Ephesian: Crescens the Cynic: 2nd century Cynic: Crinis: 1st/2nd century ...
The two main groups of letters are a set of 51 letters attributed to Diogenes of Sinope, and a set of 36 letters attributed to Crates of Thebes.Most of the letters of Diogenes were probably written or altered in the 1st century BCE, whereas the letters of Crates, some of which seem to be based on the Diogenes letters, probably date from the 1st century CE. [1]
The story of Hipparchia's pursuit of Crates, despite the disapproval of her parents and the initial reluctance of Crates, was a popular tale from the 16th century onwards. It featured in Lodovico Guicciardini 's commonplace book Hore di ricreatione published in 1568, [ 23 ] and it was one of the stories told by the Dutch poet Jacob Cats in his ...
Metrocles was a man of great ability, [1] and wrote several works, but little of his thought survives. He objected to wealth unless it was put to good use; and he divided things into those that can be bought with money (such as a house), and those that take time and care, like education. [4]
Pasicles of Thebes (Greek: Πασικλῆς ὁ Θηβαῖος; 4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher and brother of the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes.He attended the lectures of his brother Crates, [1] but he is otherwise connected with the Megarian school of philosophy, because Diogenes Laërtius calls him a pupil of Euclid of Megara, [2] and the Suda calls him a pupil of an unknown ...