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Aristippus of Cyrene

Aristippus

also: Aristippus

The hedonist philosopher (c. 435–356 BC) who had his slaves dump his gold in the Libyan desert to lighten their march — extravagance to match the miser's hoarding.

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The Satires poetry · 1 mention
The Epistles poetry · 2 mentions

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