Pancrates of Athens
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Pancrates of Athens
, was a Cynic philosopher. Philostratus
relates, that when the celebrated sophist Lollianus
was in danger of being stoned
by the Athenians in a tumult about bread
, Pancrates quieted the mob by exclaiming that Lollianus was not a bread-dealer but a word-dealer . Alciphron
also mentions a Cynic philosopher of this name in his fictitious letters.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, was a Cynic philosopher. Philostratus
Philostratus
Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus , , called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name. He was born probably around 172, and is said by the Suda to have been living in the reign of emperor Philip the Arab . His death...
relates, that when the celebrated sophist Lollianus
Publius Hordeonius Lollianus
Publius Hordeonius Lollianus was a celebrated Greek sophist in the time of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.Referred to as just Lollianus, by Philostratus, and the Suda,...
was in danger of being stoned
Stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the...
by the Athenians in a tumult about bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
, Pancrates quieted the mob by exclaiming that Lollianus was not a bread-dealer but a word-dealer . Alciphron
Alciphron
Alciphron was an ancient Greek sophist, and the most eminent among the Greek epistolographers. Regarding his life or the age in which he lived we possess no direct information whatsoever.-Works:...
also mentions a Cynic philosopher of this name in his fictitious letters.