Aristocles of Messene

Aristocles of Messene
Bornc. 1st century AD
Messene
Notable work
  • A history of philosophy, in 10 books
EraAncient Roman philosophy
SchoolPeripatetic
Main interests
Philosophy of history
Notable ideas
Five historical meanings of wisdom

Aristocles of Messene (/əˈrɪstəˌkliːz/; Greek: Ἀριστοκλῆς ὁ Μεσσήνιος), in Sicily,[1] was a Peripatetic philosopher, who probably lived in the 1st century AD.[2]

  1. ^ Suda, Aristokles
  2. ^ Karamanolis, G., (2006), Plato and Aristotle in Agreement?: Platonists on Aristotle from Antiochus to Porphyry, page 37. Oxford University Press.