Agathobulus ( el, Ἀγαθόβουλος ''Agathoboulos''; fl. 2nd century) of

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, who lived c. 125 AD, was a Cynic philosopher and teacher of

Demonax Demonax ( el, Δημώναξ, ''Dēmōnax'', ''gen''.: Δημώνακτος; c. AD 70 – c. 170) was a Greek Cynic philosopher. Born in Cyprus, he moved to Athens, where his wisdom, and his skill in solving disputes, earned him the admiration of ...

and

Peregrinus Proteus Peregrinus Proteus ( grc-gre, Περεγρῖνος Πρωτεύς; c. 95 – 165 AD) was a Greek Cynic philosopher, from Parium in Mysia. Leaving home at a young age, he first lived with the Christians in Palestine, before eventually being expell ...

. Little is known about his life. He is listed in the ''

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'' of

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

as flourishing in the 224th Olympiad (117 to 121 CE): "

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

of Chaeronea,

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, Agathobulus and

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are considered notable philosophers." He is also mentioned in ''The Chronography of

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'' associated with events from 109 to 120 CE "The philosopher

, as well as Agathobulus and Oenomaus were becoming known." According to

Lucian Lucian of Samosata, '; la, Lucianus Samosatensis ( 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer Pamphleteer is a historical term for someone who creates or distributes pamphlets, unbound (and therefore ...

, he was the teacher of

; and

studied the Cynic way of life in Alexandria under his tutelage:

Thereafter Peregrinus went away a third time, to
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, to visit Agathobulus, where he took that wonderful course of training in
asceticism Asceticism (; from the el, ἄσκησις, áskesis, exercise', 'training) is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their p ...
, shaving one half of his head, daubing his face with mud, and demonstrating what they call 'indifference' by erecting his shameful thing (''aidoion'') amid a thronging mob of bystanders, besides giving and taking blows on the
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with a rod, and playing the charlatan even more audaciously in many other ways.Lucian, ''The Death of Peregrinus'', 17.

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