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Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: 23. Epicharmus of Syracuse

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Epicharmus of Syracuse was in his prime between 485 and 467 B.C. He wrote comedies, in which philosophical views were occasionally satirised; but these have no value for philosophy, and some of the alleged quotations are obvious forgeries: Frgs. 1-6 are almost certainly forged in support of the allegation that Plato plagiarised from Epicharmus.

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