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This preeminent text and commentary on the surviving fragments of Empedocles has established itself as the fullest and most authoritative edition.
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This book chronicles the life and writings of Empedocles philosophical activity between the defeat of the Fabii at Cremera and the establishment of the Decemvirate, including Diogenes account that when there were signs of tyranny in Acragas, Empedocles persuaded the people to put an end to their rivalries and to adopt a democratic form of government.
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M.R. Wright is Professor of Classics at The University of Wales, Lampeter.
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EMPEDOCLES: THE EXTANT FRAGMENTS Edited with Introduction, Commentary, Concordance and New Bibliography
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Hackett Publishing Company, 1995
ISBN 10: 0872202895
ISBN 13: 9780872202894
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