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To the school of Eubulides also belonged Euphantus of Olynthus, who wrote a history of his own times. He was besides a poet and wrote several tragedies, with which he made a great reputation at the festivals. He taught King Antigonusi.e. Antigonus Doson, born 262 B.C. Cf. F.H.G. iii. 20. and dedicated to him a work On Kingship which was very popular. He died of old age.
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There are also other pupils of Eubulides, amongst them Apollonius surnamed Cronus. He had a pupil Diodorus, the son of Ameinias of Iasus, who was also nicknamed Cronus.See Strabo xiv. 658, who says the nickname was transferred from the teacher to the more celebrated pupil. Callimachus in his Epigrams says of him: Momus himself chalked up on the walls Cronus is wise. He too was a dialectician and was supposed to have been the first who discovered the arguments known as the Veiled Figure and the Horned One. When he was staying with Ptolemy Soter, he had certain dialectical questions addressed to him by Stilpo, and, not being able to solve them on the spot, he was reproached by the king and, among other slights, the nickname Cronus was applied to him by way of derision.
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He left the banquet and, after writing a pamphlet upon the logical problem, ended his days in despondency. Upon him too I have written linesAnth. Plan. vii. 19.: Diodorus Cronus, what sad fate Buried you in despair, So that you hastened to the shades below, Perplexed by Stilpo’s quibbles? You would deserve your name of Cronus better If C and R were gone.Leaving ὄνος = ass.
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The successors of Euclides include Ichthyas, the son of Metallus, an excellent man, to whom Diogenes the Cynic has addressed one of his dialogues; Clinomachus of Thurii, who was the first to write about propositions, predications and the like; and Stilpo of Megara, a most distinguished philosopher, of whom we have now to treat.
Chapter 11. STILPO
