Eudemus ( grc, Εὔδημος, ''Eudēmos'') may refer to: * , d. 353 BC, a political exile from Cyprus and friend of Aristotle, after whom Aristotle's dialogue ''Eudemus, or On the Soul'' was named: see Corpus Aristotelicum#Fragments *

Eudemus of Rhodes Eudemus of Rhodes ( grc-gre, Εὔδημος) was an ancient Greek philosopher, considered the first historian of science, who lived from c. 370 BCE until c. 300 BCE. He was one of Aristotle's most important pupils, editing his teacher's work and m ...

, c. 370-300 BC, philosopher and student of Aristotle *

Eudemus (general) Eudemus ( grc, Εὔδημος; died 316 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals. In 326 BC he was appointed by Alexander as one of the commanders of the troops in India along with Peithon, Porus and Taxiles. After Alexander's death, Eudemus ...

, d. 316 BC, general of Alexander the Great *

Eudemus (physician) Eudemus ( el, Εὔδημος) was the name of several Greek physicians, whom it is difficult to distinguish with certainty: * A druggist, who apparently lived in the 4th or 3rd century BC. He is said by Theophrastus, to have been eminent in his t ...

, any of several Greek physicians, 4th century BC–2nd century AD * Eudemus of Pergamum, 3rd century BC, teacher of

Philonides of Laodicea Philonides ( grc-gre, Φιλωνίδης, c. 200 – c. 130 BCE) of Laodicea in Syria, was an Epicurean philosopher and mathematician who lived in the Seleucid court during the reigns of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Demetrius I Soter. He is known ...

and dedicatee of Book 2 of Apollonius of Perga's ''Conics'' * Eudemus of Pergamum, 2nd century BC, implicated in the enmity between

Tiberius Gracchus Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ( 163 – 133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian law, agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens. He had also serve ...

and Q. Pompeius * Eudemus of Argos, 2nd century AD, author of ''On Rhetorical Language'' (Περὶ λέξεων ῥητορικῶν), perhaps an important source of the ''

Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas ...

'' *

Avdimi of Haifa Avdimi of Haifa ( he, , translit: ''Avdimi d'min Haifa''; in the Jerusalem Talmud: , translit: ''Avduma d'Haifa''; hebraized form of grc, Εὔδημος, ''Eudēmos'') was among the greatest of the '' amoraim'' of Eretz Israel

, an Amora of the late 3rd/early 4th century AD * Eudemus, Bishop of

Patara (Lycia) Patara ( Lycian: 𐊓𐊗𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊀, ''Pttara''; el, Πάταρα) was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city, capital of Lycia, on the south-west coast of Turkey near the modern small town of Gelemiş, in Antalya Provi ...

, 4th century AD * Eudemos, the name of two Catholicoi of the Catholicate of Abkhazia (16th and 17th centuries) * Eudemos I, of the Diasamidze family, Catholicos of Kartli in the 1630s

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