Ἀννίκερις
Anniceris, Annikeris
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Translation
A Cyrenean, a philosopher, who became an Epicurean despite being an acquaintance of Paraebatus, the student of Aristippus.1 Anniceris also had a brother by the name of Nicoteles, [sc. also] a philosopher, and his student [was the] famous Posidonius.2 The sect called Annicerean [sc. originates] from him. He lived at the time of Alexander [sc. the Great].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀννίκερις, Κυρηναῖος, φιλόσοφος, ὃς Ἐπικούρειος ἐγένετο, καίτοι ὢν Παραιβάτου γνώριμος, τοῦ Ἀριστίππου ἀκηκοότος. ἦν δὲ τῷ Ἀννικέριδι καὶ ἀδελφὸς Νικοτέλης ὄνομα, φιλόσοφος, μαθητὴς δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπιφανὴς Ποσειδώνιος. ἐκ τούτου αἵρεσις ἡ καλουμένη Ἀννικέρειος. ἦν δὲ ἐπὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου.