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Whatever it is, you should change it to Heraclides. (my middle name, too).
Heraclides of Pontus has achieved fame for a long time as the first to propose that the sun was the centre of the solar system but this has been shown to be due to a misinterpretation of what he wrote.
We do have some details of Heraclides' life. His father was named Euthyphron, a wealthy man of high status from Heraclea Pontica, who was descended from one of the original founders of this Greek city on the south coast of the Black Sea. Heraclides attended the Academy in Athens and was left in charge of it during Plato's third visit to Sicily in 360 BC.
Although in some sense he was a pupil of Plato, he also studied with Aristotle and with Speusippus who was Plato's successor as head of the Academy. When Speusippus died in 339 BC there was an election for the new leader despite Xenocrates having been chosen to head the Academy by Speusippus. It was a close battle between Xenocrates, Menedemus of Pyrrha and Heraclides Ponticus but Xenocrates triumphed by just a few votes.
At this point Heraclides left the Athens and returned to Heraclea Pontica. Stories told of his death are not really believable yet they must at least point to the type of person that Heraclides was. It is said that Heraclea Pontica suffered a famine and Heraclides bribed the messengers sent to the Delphic oracle to say that the city would be saved if Heraclides was given a gold crown and made a hero after his death. The story relates that Heraclides died while being presented with the golden crown.
Whatever it is, you should change it to Heraclides. (my middle name, too).
Heraclides of Pontus has achieved fame for a long time as the first to propose that the sun was the centre of the solar system but this has been shown to be due to a misinterpretation of what he wrote.
We do have some details of Heraclides' life. His father was named Euthyphron, a wealthy man of high status from Heraclea Pontica, who was descended from one of the original founders of this Greek city on the south coast of the Black Sea. Heraclides attended the Academy in Athens and was left in charge of it during Plato's third visit to Sicily in 360 BC.
Although in some sense he was a pupil of Plato, he also studied with Aristotle and with Speusippus who was Plato's successor as head of the Academy. When Speusippus died in 339 BC there was an election for the new leader despite Xenocrates having been chosen to head the Academy by Speusippus. It was a close battle between Xenocrates, Menedemus of Pyrrha and Heraclides Ponticus but Xenocrates triumphed by just a few votes.
At this point Heraclides left the Athens and returned to Heraclea Pontica. Stories told of his death are not really believable yet they must at least point to the type of person that Heraclides was. It is said that Heraclea Pontica suffered a famine and Heraclides bribed the messengers sent to the Delphic oracle to say that the city would be saved if Heraclides was given a gold crown and made a hero after his death. The story relates that Heraclides died while being presented with the golden crown.
Tryst me. I am, yours truly......
Parcour v. D'Chasse, Esq.
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Save the trees,..... not the Bush....
Parcour v. D'Chasse, Esq.
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Save the trees,..... not the Bush....
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