Theodorus the Atheist

Θεόδωρος ὁ ἄθεος (Known as "Theodorus of Cyrene")

Cyrenaic Philosopher, Ethicist, Diplomat

Born c. 340 BCE

Cyrene, Libya

Passed Away c. 250 BCE Cyrene, Libya

Lifespan ~90 years old

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"The world is the wise man's fatherland; no city holds his intellect in bondage."

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Radical 4th-century BCE Cyrenaic philosopher from Cyrene who denied the existence of traditional Olympian gods and served as court philosopher and ambassador to Ptolemy I of Egypt.

Biographical Record

A prominent exponent of the Cyrenaic philosophical school founded by Aristippus, Theodorus developed an audacious ethical system rejecting conventional civic religious dogmas, earning the epithet 'The Atheist'.

Exiled from Cyrene for his outspoken skepticism, he was welcomed in Athens and Alexandria, where Ptolemy I employed him on diplomatic missions to King Lysimachus of Thrace. He later returned to Cyrene under the benevolent rule of King Magas, writing his treatise On the Gods.

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Final Resting Place

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Necropolis of Cyrene
Shahat (Cyrene), Libya

                         GPS: 32.8272, 21.8617                    

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