The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

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Title: The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :; 1656.
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Subject terms: Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.; Philosophy -- History.
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CHAP. IV.

His death.

HE died, according to Apollodorus, in the 143^d Olympiad, (so supply Laertius, in whom the centenary number is wan∣ting by Suidas) having lived 73 years.

The manner of his death is differently related; Hermippus af∣firmes, that being in the Odaeum (a kinde of publick Theatre at Athens) his Disciples called him away to Sacrifice, and thereup∣on taking a draught of wine, he was immediately seiz'd by a Vertigo, of which at the end of five daies he died. Others report, he died of excessive laughter: Seeing an Asseeafigs, he bad his woman offer it some wine, and thereat fell into such extremity of laughter, that it killed him.

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As to his person, he was very little, saith Laertius, as appea∣reth by his Statue in the Ceramick, which is almost hid by the horse that stands next it, whence Carneades called him 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, hid by a horse. The posture of this Statue, Cicero saith, was sitting, and stretching forth his hand. Pausanias saith, it was set up in the Gymnasium, called Ptolomaean from the Founder, not far from the Forum.

Laertius reckons foure more of this name.

The first, a Physician, to whom Erasistratus acknowledgeth himselfe beholding for many things.

The Second, his sonne, Physician to Ptolomy, who, upon the calumnies of some that maligned him, was publickly punished and beaten with rods.

The third, Disciple to Erasistratus.

The fourth, a writer of Georgicks.