---
name: Ecphantus the Pythagorean
name_greek: Ἔκφαντος ὁ Πυθαγόρειος
eul_aid: gqs
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/ecphantus-the-pythagorean-gqs"
period: Classical
dialect: "Doric (phi, frg)"
affiliation: Pythagorean
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Ecphantus the Pythagorean

*Ἔκφαντος ὁ Πυθαγόρειος*

**eul_aid:** `gqs` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/ecphantus-the-pythagorean-gqs)

Ecphantus was a 4th century BCE Pythagorean philosopher. Two surviving works are preserved in fragments. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Kingship](https://eulogikon.org/works/ecphantus-pythagorean-kingship-gqs-aa) — *Περὶ βασιλείας* · `gqs-aa`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/ecphantus-pythagorean-testimonies-gqs-ab) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `gqs-ab`

## License and provenance

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