Diogenes of Tarsus ( grc-gre, Διογένης ὁ Ταρσεύς; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, who is described by

Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...

as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost. Among them are: *''Select lectures'' ( el, Ἐπίλεκτοι σχολαί), which was probably a collection of essays and dissertations. *''Epitome of Epicurus’ ethical doctrines'' ( el, ἐπιτομὴ τῶν Ἐρικούρου ἠθικῶν ζητημάτων), of which

Diogenes Laërtius Diogenes Laërtius ( ; grc-gre, Διογένης Λαέρτιος, ; ) was a biographer of the Ancient Greece, Greek philosophers. Nothing is definitively known about his life, but his surviving ''Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers'' is a ...

quotes the 12th book. *''On poetical problems'' ( el, Περὶ ποιητικῶν ζητμάτων), poetical problems which he endeavoured to solve, and which seem to have had special reference to the

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

ic poems.Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 81

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* {{Epicureanism 2nd-century BC Greek people 2nd-century BC philosophers Epicurean philosophers Hellenistic-era philosophers from Anatolia People from Tarsus, Mersin