Update of the previous text - Onesikritos of Astypalaia (BNJ 134) was connected with AIGINA and with the philosopher DIOGENES theCynicandwasexperiencedinseafaring. He followed Alexander (see ALEXANDER III, THE GREAT)inAsiaandwrote–perhapsclose to his death in 323 BCE – a work concerning how Alexander was educated. The true terms of his relationship with the island of Aigina as well as the meaning of his inspiration from XENOPHON’S Cyropaedia are debated.

Onesikritos of Astypalaia

Luisa Prandi
2019-01-01

Abstract

Update of the previous text - Onesikritos of Astypalaia (BNJ 134) was connected with AIGINA and with the philosopher DIOGENES theCynicandwasexperiencedinseafaring. He followed Alexander (see ALEXANDER III, THE GREAT)inAsiaandwrote–perhapsclose to his death in 323 BCE – a work concerning how Alexander was educated. The true terms of his relationship with the island of Aigina as well as the meaning of his inspiration from XENOPHON’S Cyropaedia are debated.
2019
Storiografia greca
Alessandro Magno
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