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Menippus (Menippos) of Gadara, fl. c. 250 BC. Ancient Cynic philosopher and satirist. His satires, now lost, are said to have inspired the much later writings of Lucian and Varro.

Resources in This Category

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Menippus

  http://www.iep.utm.edu/menippus/
  Concise entry on this ancient writer and his legacy.

• Life of Menippus

  http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/diogenes/dlmenippus.htm
  From C.D. Yonge's translation of Diogenes Laertius.

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