Sextus of Chaeronea

Sextus of Chaeronea
Sextus of Chaeronea
	Engraving of a statue of Sextus of Chaeronea, 1803.
Born	c. 95; Chaeronea, Greece
Died	c. 185; possibly Rome
Era	Hellenistic philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Main interests	Epistemology, ethics

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Sextus of Chaeronea (Greek: Σέξτος ὁ Χαιρωνεύς Sextos ho Chaironeus; c. 95 – c. 185) was a philosopher, a nephew or grandson^[1] of Plutarch,^[2] and one of the teachers of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

^ Latin nepos indicated "grandson" in the Augustan age, but by the 3rd century meant "nephew".
^ Historia Augusta, Marcus Aurelius 3.2

[1] Latin nepos indicated "grandson" in the Augustan age, but by the 3rd century meant "nephew".

[2] Historia Augusta, Marcus Aurelius 3.2

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Sextus of Chaeronea
Engraving of a statue of Sextus of Chaeronea, 1803.
Born	c. 95 Chaeronea, Greece
Died	c. 185 possibly Rome

Era	Hellenistic philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Main interests	Epistemology, ethics