person
Anaxarchus of Abdera
Anaxarchus
also: Anaxarchum, Anaxarchus
The philosopher and follower of Democritus, said to have been pounded to death in a mortar by Nicocreon, tyrant of Cyprus. Cotta cites his butchering among the wise men ill-treated by fortune.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §2.52 Anaxarchus, the disciple of Democritus
Anaxarchus of Abdera, a follower of Democritus and companion of Alexander the Great, said to have endured being pounded in a mortar by a Cyprian king without flinching. An exemplum of indifference to bodily torment.