Ἰάσων
Jason, Iason
Translated by Malcolm Heath4 Mar 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Son of Menecrates; from Nysa1 on his father's side, but from Rhodes on his mother's side. Philosopher. A pupil of the philosopher Posidonius,2 and his maternal grandson and successor as head of the school in Rhodes. He wrote Lives of Famous Men; and Successions of Philosophers; and Life of Greece in 4 books, according to some.3 He also wrote On Rhodes.