Basilides (or Basileides, el, Βασιλείδης; c. 250 – c. 175 BC) was an

Epicurean Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded around 307 BC based upon the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. Epicureanism was originally a challenge to Platonism. Later its main opponent became Stoicism. Few writings by Ep ...

philosopher, who succeeded

Dionysius of Lamptrai Dionysius of Lamptrai ( grc-gre, Διονύσιος; ) was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Polystratus as the head ('' scholarch'') of the Epicurean school at Athens . He died and was succeeded by Basilides Basilides (Greek: Βασιλ� ...

as the head of the Epicurean school at

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

. c. 205 CE. It is not certain who succeeded Basilides:

Apollodorus Apollodorus (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: :''Note: A f ...

is the next Epicurean leader we can be certain about, but there may have been at least one intermediate leader, and the name

Thespis Thespis (; grc-gre, Θέσπις; fl. 6th century BC) was an Ancient Greek poet. He was born in the ancient city of Icarius (present-day Dionysos, Greece). According to certain Ancient Greek sources and especially Aristotle, he was the first p ...

has been suggested. Barnes and Brunschwig suggested that

Basilides of Tyre Basilides of Tyre ( grc, Βασιλείδης) was a mathematician, mentioned by Hypsicles in his prefatory letter of Euclid's ''Elements'', Book XIV. Barnes and Brunschwig suggested that Basilides of Tyre and Basilides the Epicurean could be t ...

and Basilides the Epicurean could be the same Basilides.

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