Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy - Internet Resources

Parmenides' works only exist in fragments. This is the fragments of one of his most well known works. (There are three pages to this, you need to click next page to see the rest)

Calanus was an Indian gymnosophist (naked philosopher) who traveled with Alexander the Great. (Archived Version)

From the Brooklyn Museum, this page includes a painting of Diotima by Józef Simmler and a short description/analysis of her character.

Hipparchia was a Cynic philosopher. This is an entry from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

This page contains text from "Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation" by Mary Lefkowitz and Maureen Fant which contains translations of ancient writings about Hypatia, a late Alexandrian scientist and philosopher, who was murdered by a mob.

Gorgias' lost text "On the Nonexistent" exists only in two paraphrases. This is the one preserved by Sextus Empiricus in his work "Against the Schoolmasters".

"In his Symposium Plato crafted a set of speeches in praise of love that has attracted the interest of philosophers, theologians, poets, and artists from antiquity down to the present day." This is an ebook version of "Plato's Symposium: Issues in Interpretation and Reception" and discusses the Symposium.

This is the first chapter from Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia. "Pyrrho of Elis went with Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Greek invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334–324 BC. There he met with early Buddhist masters. Greek Buddha shows how their Early Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian scepticism in ancient Greece."

This article from Encyclopedia Britannica explains the life and works of Seneca the Roman Philosopher and Statesman.

From the Daily Stoic, "here you will find a short introduction to Seneca, suggested readings, three exercises/lessons from him as well as a selection of quotes."

This article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy explains the life and works of Seneca the Roman Philosopher and Statesman.

This article from the New Yorker discusses Seneca's contradictory life as a stoic philosopher and a rich apologist for the Roman emperor Nero.

From the Daily Stoic, "Here you will find a short introduction to Marcus [Aurelius], suggested readings, three exercises/lessons from him as well as a selection of quotes. "

This article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy explains the life and works of Marcus Aurelius the Roman Emperor.

This article from Encyclopedia Britannica explains the life and works of Marcus Aurelius the Roman emperor.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a reference work on philosophy maintained by Stanford University. Each encyclopedia entry is authored and updated by an expert or group of experts in their field.

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The Oxford Classical Dictionary is the standard in Ancient Greek/Roman (and related) topics. Limited article availability. You have to restrict your search by "free" articles on the left side panel

Diogenes Laërtius(not to be confused with Diogenes of Sinope) was an biographer of Ancient Greek philosophers. His work, "Lives of Eminent Philosophers" contains biographies of a number of notable philosophers from the Greco-Roman world. He writes about their lives and their teachings. In some cases, his writing is the only evidence of their beliefs.

From Tufts University, covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.