Diogenes

Diogenes (/dīˈäjəˌnēz/; Διογένης) is a Greek name shared by several important historical figures:

  • Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BC), better known as Diogenes the Cynic or simply Diogenes, philosopher
  • Diogenes of Apollonia or Diogenes Apolloniates (c. 460 BC), philosopher
  • Diogenes of Babylon or "Diogenes the Stoic" (c. 230 – c. 150 BC), Stoic philosopher from Seleucia, frequently confused with the following
  • Diogenes of Seleucia (Epicurean) (died 146 BC), Epicurean philosopher and adviser to King Alexander of Syria
  • Antonius Diogenes (2nd century BC), A Greek romance writer, most notable for his work The Wonders of Thule
  • Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BC), Epicurean philosopher
  • Diogenes of Judea (fl. c. 100–76 BC), general and advisor of Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus
  • Diogenes (explorer) (1st century CE), Greek merchant and explorer
  • Diogenes of Byzantium, bishop of Byzantium, 114–129 CE
  • Diogenes of Oenoanda (2nd century CE), Epicurean
  • Diogenes Laërtius (between 200–500 CE), historian
  • Constantine Diogenes (died 1032), Byzantine general
  • Romanos IV Diogenes (died 1072), Byzantine emperor 1068–1071, son of Constantine Diogenes
  • Nikephoros Diogenes, Byzantine general, son of Romanos IV
  • Diogenes syndrome, a misnomer for a mental disorder

Note: "Diogenes" is sometimes confused with the name of Digenes Akritas, the hero of a famous Byzantine epic.

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