Ἀλέξανδρος Αἰγαῖος
Alexandros Aigaios, Alexandrus Aegaeus, Alexander of Aegae
Translated by Malcolm Heath7 Jul 1999Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
Peripatetic philosopher; teacher of the emperor Nero, along with the philosopher Chaeremon.1 He had a son called Caelinus.2 This man used to call Nero 'clay mixed with blood'. In my view, bad pupils have worse teachers; for virtue is teachable, vice comes from practice.3
[b] There is also another Alexander, of Aphrodisias, a philosopher.4
[c] And another, son of Numenius, a sophist.5
[d] And another, surnamed Claudius, a sophist.6
[e] And another, son of Casilon, a sophist,7 brother of the sophist Eusebius8 and a pupil of Julian.9
[f] And another Alexander, son of Alexander the legal advocate, a Cilician from Seleucia, a sophist, nicknamed Peloplaton.10
[b] There is also another Alexander, of Aphrodisias, a philosopher.4
[c] And another, son of Numenius, a sophist.5
[d] And another, surnamed Claudius, a sophist.6
[e] And another, son of Casilon, a sophist,7 brother of the sophist Eusebius8 and a pupil of Julian.9
[f] And another Alexander, son of Alexander the legal advocate, a Cilician from Seleucia, a sophist, nicknamed Peloplaton.10