Xenarchus of Seleucia

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Xenarchus (Greek: Ξέναρχος) of Seleucia in Cilicia, a Peripatetic philosopher and grammarian, who lived in the late 1st century BC. Xenarchus left home early, and devoted himself to the profession of teaching, first at Alexandria, afterwards at Athens, and last at Rome, where he enjoyed the friendship of Arius, and afterwards of Augustus; and he was still living, in old age and honour, when Strabo wrote.[1] He is also mentioned by Simplicius,[2] and by Alexander of Aphrodisias.[3]

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  1. ^ Strabo, xiv.
  2. ^ Simplicius, de Caelo, 1
  3. ^ Alexander Aphrodisiensis, de Anim.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).

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