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name: Diogenes of Laertia
name_greek: Διογένης ὁ Λαέρτιος
eul_aid: rjo
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/diogenes-of-laertia-rjo"
period: Roman
dialect: Atticizing
works_count: 11
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Diogenes of Laertia

*Διογένης ὁ Λαέρτιος*

**eul_aid:** `rjo` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/diogenes-of-laertia-rjo)

Diogenes Laertius, 3rd century CE biographer of Greek philosophers. His major work is Lives of Eminent Philosophers. Free to download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-epigrams-rjo-ak) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `rjo-ak`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book I (Seven Sages)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-seven-sages-rjo-aa) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Αʹ* · `rjo-aa`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book II (Socratics)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-epigrams-rjo-ak) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Βʹ* · `rjo-ab`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book III (Plato)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-plato-rjo-ac) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Γʹ* · `rjo-ac`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book IV (Academy)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-academy-rjo-ad) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Δʹ* · `rjo-ad`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book IX (Atomists and Sceptics)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-atomists-sceptics-rjo-ai) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Θʹ* · `rjo-ai`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book V (Peripatetics)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-peripatetics-rjo-ae) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Εʹ* · `rjo-ae`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book VI (Cynics)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-cynics-rjo-af) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, ΣΤʹ* · `rjo-af`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book VII (The Stoics)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-stoics-rjo-ag) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Ζ′* · `rjo-ag`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book VIII (Pythagoreans)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-pythagoreans-rjo-ah) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Ηʹ* · `rjo-ah`
- [Lives and Opinions: Book X (Epicurus)](https://eulogikon.org/works/diogenes-of-laertia-lives-epicurus-rjo-aj) — *Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, Ιʹ* · `rjo-aj`

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