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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
With Crates' help he was able to let go of his old ways and embrace a Cynic life free from convention, and find true happiness. Equally significant is a passage preserved in the writings of Teles , who tells how Metrocles as a young student of the Lyceum and the Academy could not keep up with the extravagant life-style requirements:
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]
Ancient Roman mosaic depicting Diogenes. Nothing is known about Diogenes's early life except that his father, Hicesias, was a banker. [9] It seems likely that Diogenes was also enrolled into the banking business aiding his father.
Cleomenes (/ k l iː ˈ ɒ m ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Κλεομένης; fl. c. 300 BCE) was a Cynic philosopher. He was a pupil of Crates of Thebes, [1] and is said to have taught Timarchus of Alexandria and Echecles of Ephesus, the latter of whom would go on to teach Menedemus.