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Alexander the Great visits Diogenes in Corinth Memorial
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January 13, 2019
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Diogenes was an unconventional ancient Greek philosopher noted for having mocked Alexander the Great, both in public and to his face when he visited Corinth in 336 BC, one of …
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August 9, 2025
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One could also describe it as a meeting of pen and sword: On one side (on the left, as viewed from the viewer facing the sea) sits Diogenes of Sinope, one of the numerous philosophers of ancient Greece. Opposite him stands the great general and conqueror Alexander, honored early on with the nickname "the Great." Although the encounter between these two very dissimilar men is recorded in various textual sources, it is not proven in a historical or scientific sense, as various anecdotes about Diogenes's life were only later invented.
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