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    In Athens Arcesilaus interacted with the Pyrrhonist philosopher, Timon of Phlius, whose philosophy appears to have influenced Arcesilaus to become the...
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    Pyrrhonism. After Arcesilaus, the Academics diverged from Pyrrhonism. This skeptical period of ancient Platonism, from Arcesilaus to Philo of Larissa...
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  • Persian authority. Arcesilaus was the only child of the seventh Cyrenaean king, Battus IV. When his father died in 465 BC Arcesilaus became the new king...
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    ancient polemic for or against Plato". Around 266 BC Arcesilaus became Scholarch. Under Arcesilaus (c. 266–241 BC), the Academy strongly emphasized a version...
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  • Arcesilaus (fl. 3rd century) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 267. Possibly of Greek descent, Arcesilaus was probably the grandson of...
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  • Arcesilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) was a sculptor in the first century B.C, who, according to Pliny, was held in high esteem at Rome, was especially...
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  • Arcesilaus (316/5–241/0 BC) was a Greek philosopher. Arcesilaus or Arkesilaos (/ˌɑːrsɛsɪˈleɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) is a Greek name (Arcesilaus...
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  • founder of Cyrene. Arcesilaus I (c. 600–583 BC), son of Battus I. Battus II "the Blessed" (c. 583–560 BC), son of Arcesilaus I. Arcesilaus II "the Cruel"...
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    Greek Cyrenaean King Arcesilaus I. Arcesilaus’ wife Eryxo was his paternal cousin, and was Critola’s youngest child. Arcesilaus and Eryxo had married...
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  • Academy became the primary advocate of skepticism dating from around 266 BC,Arcesilaus became its head, until the mid-first century BCE. While early Academic...
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    in succession from Arcesilaus. It was still largely skeptical, denying the possibility of knowing an absolute truth; both Arcesilaus and Carneades argued...
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  • second king of the Battiad dynasty. Arcesilaus was the son of Battus I, the first king of Cyrenaica and Cyrene. Arcesilaus’ paternal grandparents were the...
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  • the queen Eryxo and king Arcesilaus II. When his father died in 530 BC, Arcesilaus became the new king. In 525 BC, Arcesilaus made an alliance with the...
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  • 630–600 BC Arcesilaus I 600–583 BC Battus II 583–560 BC Arcesilaus II 560–550 BC Learchus 550 BC (disputed) Battus III 550–530 BC Arcesilaus III 530–515...
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  • Arcesilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) in Greek mythology, was a son of Lycus (or Areilycus) and Theobule, brother of Prothoenor, and was the leader of...
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  • Arcesilaus (Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) was one of Alexander the Great's generals. Following the death of Alexander, Arcesilaus was allotted Mesopotamia in the...
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    (Fabricius, 1775) Synonyms Papilio chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 Papilio arcesilaus Sulzer, 1776 Caerois arcesilaë Hübner, [1819] Caerois arcesilae Hübner...
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    Tleptolemus; the Persians, Peucestes; the Babylonians, Archon; the Pelasgians Arcesilaus, Mesopotamia. By removing one (apparently meaningless) word and slightly...
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  • aunt to Arcesilaus II. She was also mother to Polyarchus and the future Cyrenaean Queen Eryxo. Eryxo would later marry Battus II's son, Arcesilaus II. Battus...
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    Laërtius details this by recounting the following concerning the philosopher Arcesilaus: When he had gone to visit Ctesibius who was ill, seeing him in great...
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  • philosopher, was head of the Platonic Academy at Athens in succession to Arcesilaus from 241 BC. He was forced to resign c. 215 BC due to ill-health, and...
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    brothers of king Arcesilaus II of Cyrene quarrelled with him and left Cyrene to found Barca. The Barcans and Libyans defeated Arcesilaus II at the Battle...
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    Sidon Philodemus Lucretius Diogenes of Oenoanda more... Academic Skeptic Arcesilaus Carneades Philo of Larissa Cicero more... Middle Platonic Antiochus Eudorus...
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    Stoics insisted on knowledge-based ethics, Arcesilaus relied on Socratic ignorance. The Stoics' reply to Arcesilaus was that Socratic ignorance was part of...
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    Papilio anaxilaus C. & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio arcesilaus Lucas, 1852 (preocc.) Eurytides arcesilaus Neographium anaxilaus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Protographium...
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    Sidon Philodemus Lucretius Diogenes of Oenoanda more... Academic Skeptic Arcesilaus Carneades Philo of Larissa Cicero more... Middle Platonic Antiochus Eudorus...
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    Sidon Philodemus Lucretius Diogenes of Oenoanda more... Academic Skeptic Arcesilaus Carneades Philo of Larissa Cicero more... Middle Platonic Antiochus Eudorus...
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  • Pyrrhonism. After Arcesilaus, Academic skepticism diverged from Pyrrhonism. This skeptical period of ancient Platonism, from Arcesilaus to Philo of Larissa...
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    Faunis arcesilaus, the Indian faun is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family. This...
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    Sidon Philodemus Lucretius Diogenes of Oenoanda more... Academic Skeptic Arcesilaus Carneades Philo of Larissa Cicero more... Middle Platonic Antiochus Eudorus...
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