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name: Crates of Thebes I
name_greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος
eul_aid: gwc
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/crates-of-thebes-gwc"
period: Classical
dialect: Koine
affiliation: Cynic
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Crates of Thebes I

*Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος*

**eul_aid:** `gwc` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/crates-of-thebes-gwc)

Crates of Thebes, principal Cynic philosopher of the 4th century BCE. Surviving epistles and fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library.

## Works

- [Cynic Letters on Philosophy](https://eulogikon.org/works/crates-thebes-letters-philosophy-gwc-aa) — *Ἐπιστολαὶ περὶ Φιλοσοφίας* · `gwc-aa`

## License and provenance

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