Hierocles
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 8 anchored passages
the famous Hierocles · the uncle of the deceased and of me
in the texts
Letters
Referenced only as the famous relative of Alypius.
There were seated beside me not a few of those who have held office, and among them the wholly excellent Alypius, cousin of the famous Hierocles.
The Rights of War and Peace
Neoplatonist philosopher cited on the nature of justice and human sinfulness.
So that Sopater, Hierocles and Seneca among the Philosophers;
” Hierocles gives a fine character of justice, calling it the healing remedy of all mischief.
On the Estate of Astyphilus
Uncle of both Astyphilus and the speaker who claims custody of Astyphilus's alleged will and testifies in support of Cleon's claim.
But for all that, summon Hierocles that he may give his evidence before the court or else swear to his ignorance of the fact.
It is rather Hierocles, the uncle of the deceased and of me, who has had the audacity to come here with a forged will and declare that Astyphilus left it in his keeping.
[I, therefore, sought out Cleon, who informed me that] his son had been adopted by Astyphilus, and that the latter had left a will to this effect in the keeping of Hierocles of Iphistiadae.