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Demetrius of Phalerum (also Demetrius of Phaleron or Demetrius Phalereus; Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC [1]) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens. A student of Theophrastus, and perhaps of Aristotle, he was one of the first members of the Peripatetic school of philosophy.
Demetrius Of Phaleron (born c. 350 bc, Phaleron, near Athens [Greece]—died c. 280, Egypt) was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher who was appointed governor of Athens by the Macedonian general Cassander (317 bc ). He favoured the upper classes and gave effect to the ideas of such earlier political theorists as Aristotle.
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Demetrius Phalereus was an Athenian orator and one of the first Peripatetics. He wrote on history, rhetoric, and literary criticism, and was governor of Athens under Cassander and later Ptolemy I.
Apr 11, 2002 · A review of a new edition of the testimonia and fragments of Demetrius of Phalerum, a fourth-century BC Athenian politician and scholar. The reviewer praises the editors' work on the texts and translations, but criticizes their essays on Demetrius' life and writings.
Demetrius of Phalerum (also Demetrius of Phaleron or Demetrius Phalereus; Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens. A student of Theophrastus, and perhaps of Aristotle, he was one of the first members of the Peripatetic school of philosophy.
Demetrius of Phalerum and the Aesopic Fables. B. E. PERRY. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. The first European collection of Aesopic fables ever to be made, so far as we know, was compiled by Demetrius of Phalerum, who. lived from about 350 B.C. down to 280 or later. This book of fables has not come down to us. The only ancient author who.
Summary. The politeia established in Athens in 317 after a covenant between Cassander and Demetrius of Phalerum was variously described by ancient authors as a tyranny, an oligarchy, and a democracy. Even among modern scholars there is no agreement about its definition.
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