Menippus
Menippus of Gadara was a Cynic satirist. The Menippean satire genre is named after him. His works, all of which are lost, were an important influence on Varro and Lucian, who ranks Menippus with Antisthenes, Diogenes, and Crates as among the most notable of the Cynics.
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Who was born first?
- Menippus and Sostratus of Cnidus were born the same year
- Menippus and Ariston of Chios were born the same year
- Menippus was born 5 years after Zou Yan
- Menippus was born 9 years before Lü Buwei
- Menippus was born 13 years after Xunzi
Timeline
- Xunzicirca 313 BC – 230s BC
- Zou Yan305–240 BC
- Ariston of Chioscirca 300 BC – 3rd century BC
- Menippus (this page)circa 300 BC – circa 260 BC
- Sostratus of Cnidus300s BC – 3rd century BC
- Lü Buwei291–235 BC
