---
name: Anaxarchus of Abdera
name_greek: Ἀνάξαρχος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης
eul_aid: fhs
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/anaxarchus-of-abdera-fhs"
period: Classical
dialect: "Attic (phi, frg)"
affiliation: Democritean
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Anaxarchus of Abdera

*Ἀνάξαρχος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης*

**eul_aid:** `fhs` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/anaxarchus-of-abdera-fhs)

Anaxarchus was a Democritean philosopher from Abdera. Surviving fragments of his works are collected. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Kingship and Wisdom](https://eulogikon.org/works/anaxarchus-abdera-kingship-wisdom-fhs-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `fhs-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/anaxarchus-abdera-testimonies-fhs-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `fhs-aa`

## License and provenance

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