Eratosthenes
cited 3 times by 2 works in the library · not held
also in the atlas: Eratosthenes the figure
The library holds nothing under this name. Two of its books reach for it anyway — that is what puts it on the corpus's wanted list.
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cited by
3 citations · from 2 works-
Demosthenes Plutarch 1 neutral 2 citations
Eratosthenes is cited among those Plutarch says can be trusted regarding Demosthenes' off-hand speeches.
Of these, Eratosthenes says that often in his speeches Demosthenes was like one frenzied, and the Phalerean says that once, as if under inspiration, he swore the famous metrical oath to the people:
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Vitae philosophorum Diogenes Laertius 1 neutral 1 citation
Eratosthenes is explicitly named as making a differing claim about Pherecydes' identity.
Eratosthenes, however, says that there was only one Pherecydes of Syros, the other Pherecydes being an Athenian and a genealogist.
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