The Philosopher
Eratosthenes
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Greek
- Branchs:
- Philosophy, Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, Music theory, Philology, Poetry, Rhetoric, Literary criticism, Grammar, Star lore, Chronology, Number Theory, Metaphysics
- Period:
- Hellenistic
The synopsis
The works
Platonikos
On the Old Comedy
Anterinys/Hesiod
Erigone
Hermes
On Intermediate Terms (Peri mesotḗtōn)
The Catasterismi
Arsinoe
On the Measurement of the Earth (Περὶ τῆς ἀναμετρήσεως τῆς γῆς)
Geographica (ГεωγραΦικά)
Chronographies
Olympic Victors
A means of determining prime numbers (the Sieve of Eratosthenes)
A work on instrumentation
The calculation of harmonics
A treatise on philosophy (On Good and Bad)
A work on rhetoric (On Declamation)
A literary critique of the works of the poet Homer
An extensive discussion of the nature of old comedy
A correction of the calendar (On the 8-Year Cycle)
An examination of planetary orbits
An examination of the winds
Philosophical analyses (On the Philosophical Sects and On Freedom from Pain)
Dialogues and grammatical works
A discussion of wealth and poverty
A history of the campaigns of Alexander the Great