Lives of eminent philosophers /

• Main Author: Διογένης ο Λαέρτιος, 3ος αιώνας μ.Χ (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Hicks, Robert Drew, 1850-1929 (μεταφραστής.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1931-1972.
• Series: Loeb Classical Library 184-185.
• Subjects: Φιλόσοφοι, Αρχαίοι > Βιογραφία.; Φιλοσοφία, Αρχαία > Ιστορία.; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία

Diogenes Laertius (probably early third century BCE) compiled his compendium on the lives and doctrines of the ancient philosophers from hundreds of sources. It ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus, portraying forty-five important figures, and is enriched by numerous quotations.