Lyco of Troas

Lyco of Troas (/ˈlaɪkoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Λύκων, romanized: Lýkōn, gen.: Λύκωνος; c. 299 – c. 225 BC),[1] son of Astyanax, was a Peripatetic philosopher and the disciple of Strato, whom he succeeded as the head of the Peripatetic school, c. 269 BC;[1] he held that post for more than forty-four years.

[2] Lyco resided at Pergamon, under the patronage of Eumenes I and Attalus I, from whom Antiochus II Theos in vain sought to entice him.

It appears from Cicero[11] and Clement of Alexandria,[12] that he wrote on the boundaries of good and evil (Latin: De Finibus).

[13] Additionally, Lyco's will was claimed to have been found by Laertius and is quoted by him in its entirety.

[14] Diogenes Laertius attributed an additional number of sayings to Lyco of Troas by which his aforementioned eloquence was demonstrated:[15]