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Dio Chrysostom’s Diogenic OrationsDio Chrysostom

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Dio Chrysostom’s Diogenic Orations

Dio Chrysostom stages Diogenes to examine kingship, freedom, and wealth. These imperial-period orations use the Cynic as an exemplary and provocative character; they witness a later reception rather than transcribe his speech.

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Composition: late 1st or early 2nd century CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 5 passages · 26,283 words

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Life of Alexander, Chapter 14: The Encounter with Diogenes, by PlutarchPlutarch

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Life of Alexander, Chapter 14: The Encounter with Diogenes, by Plutarch

Plutarch tells the celebrated encounter in which Diogenes asks Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight. The scene opposes conquest to sufficiency and makes the king recognize a freedom his power can neither grant nor purchase.

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Composition: c. 96-120 CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 1 passage · 378 words

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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI: The Cynics, by Diogenes LaertiusDiogenes Laertius

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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI: The Cynics, by Diogenes Laertius

Book VI of Diogenes Laertius gathers biographies, doctrines, sayings, and anecdotes about Antisthenes, Diogenes, and other Cynics. This late compilation preserves essential traditions while combining sources of unequal historical value.

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Composition: first half of the 3rd century CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 62 passages · 8,711 words

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Philosophies for Sale, Sections 7-11, by Lucian of SamosataLucian of Samosata

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Philosophies for Sale, Sections 7-11, by Lucian of Samosata

Lucian turns philosophical schools into lots offered at auction. In this satire, doctrines and ways of life become sales pitches; the Cynic caricature reveals a cultural reputation rather than providing a neutral exposition.

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Composition: c. 165 CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 5 passages · 796 words

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Pseudo-Diogenic EpistlesPseudo-Diogenes

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Pseudo-Diogenic Epistles

These letters transmitted under Diogenes’ name dramatize Cynic frankness, contempt for wealth, and freedom before rulers. Their attribution is conventional: they belong to a literary tradition later than the historical philosopher.

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Composition: late Hellenistic or Imperial period, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 51 passages · 10,974 words