Diocles of Magnesia was an ancient Greek writer from Magnesia ad Sipylum, who probably lived in the 2nd or 1st century British Columbia.
Career
The claim that he is the Diocles to whom Meleager of Gadara dedicated his anthology is questionable. Nothing more is known about his life and works.
Views
He authored works entitled Ἐπιδρομὴ τῶν φιλοσόφων (Philosophers overview) and Περὶ βίων φιλοσόφων (On the lives of philosophers), both important sources for Diogenes Laertius"s work about the lives and opinions of eminent Greek philosophers, especially the Cynics and Stoics (see Diogenes Laertius 282. 612, 13, 20, 36, 87, 91, 99, 103. 748, 162, 166, 179, 181.
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