Diogenes of Tarsus (; fl. 2nd century BCGordon, P., Epicurus in Lycia: The Second-Century World of Diogenes of Oenoanda, page 53. University of Michigan Press. (1996).) was an Epicurean philosopher, who is described by StraboStrabo, xiv.5.15 as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost. Among them are: Select lectures (), which was probably a collection of essays and dissertations.Diogenes Laërtius, x. 26, 119, 136, 138 Epitome of Epicurus’ ethical doctrines (), of which Diogenes LaërtiusDiogenes Laërtius, x. 118 quotes the 12th book. On poetical problems (), poetical problems which he endeavoured to solve, and which seem to have had special reference to the Homeric poems.Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 81
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