Philosopher
Secundus the Silent
Overview
Secundus the Silent (Ancient Greek: Σεκοῦνδος) (fl. 2nd century AD) was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled Life of Secundus (Latin: Vita Secundi Philosophi) purports to give details of his life as well as answers to philosophical questions posed to him by the emperor Hadrian. The work enjoyed great popularity in the Middle Ages.
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Ideas Secundus the Silent discusses
- French language
- Athens
- Hadrian
- Latin
- Middle Ages
- Cynicism (philosophy)
- Icelandic language
- Papyrus
- Pythagoreanism
- Universe
- Beauty
- God
- Constantinople
- France
- Syriac language
- Philostratus
- Arabic
Place in the tradition
Part of Ancient Roman philosophy.