Damocles
fl. 350 BCE
Greek

Courtier of Dionysius. He learned that power and wealth bring insecurity and fear.

Contemporaries
336–265 BCEZeno of Citium
435–354 BCEXenophon
fl. 350 BCEThais
360–270 BCEPyrrho
428–347 BCEPlato
fl. 350 BCEPhryne
382–336 BCEPhilip II
436–338 BCEIsocrates
460–377 BCEHippocrates
485–380 BCEGorgias
341–270 BCEEpicurus
410–320 BCEDiogenes of Sinope
383–322 BCEDemosthenes
460–370 BCEDemocritus
384–322 BCEAristotle
fl. 350 BCEAristippus
445–365 BCEAntisthenes