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Zoyle

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Zoel (Greek: Ζωίλος) was active around the 4th century BC. He was one of the Cynic philosophers in ancient Greece and a rhetorician. He was a disciple of Polycrates and the teacher of Anaximenes of Lampsacus. Known for his bitter attacks on Isocrates, Plato, and especially Homer.

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Scholars
Nationality
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Born
-0400-00-00
Died
-0320-00-00
Wikidata
Q218451
Occupations historianphilosopheroratorphilologist
Aliases ZoilusZoilus of AmphipolisZoyle

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