Demetrius Phalereus (dĭmē`trēəs fəlēr`
s, fəlēr`ēəs) [Lat.,=of Phalerum], d. c.280 B.C., Athenian orator. One of the first Peripatetics Peripatetics (pĕr'əpətĕt`ĭks) [Gr.,=walking about; from Aristotle's manner in teaching], the followers of Aristotle.
..... Click the link for more information. , he wrote extensively in history, rhetoric, and literary criticism. He was governor of Athens (317–307 B.C.) under Cassander Cassander (kəsăn`dər), 358–297 B.C., king of Macedon, one of the chief figures in the wars of the Diadochi .
..... Click the link for more information. . In 307 B.C., when Demetrius I took Athens, Demetrius Phalereus was overthrown. Escaping to Egypt, he rose in the favor of Ptolemy I, to whom he is said to have suggested a library. On the accession of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Demetrius again went into exile, dying soon afterward.
s, fəlēr`ēəs) [Lat.,=of Phalerum], d. c.280 B.C., Athenian orator. One of the first Peripatetics Peripatetics (pĕr'əpətĕt`ĭks) [Gr.,=walking about; from Aristotle's manner in teaching], the followers of Aristotle...... Click the link for more information. , he wrote extensively in history, rhetoric, and literary criticism. He was governor of Athens (317–307 B.C.) under Cassander Cassander (kəsăn`dər), 358–297 B.C., king of Macedon, one of the chief figures in the wars of the Diadochi .
..... Click the link for more information. . In 307 B.C., when Demetrius I took Athens, Demetrius Phalereus was overthrown. Escaping to Egypt, he rose in the favor of Ptolemy I, to whom he is said to have suggested a library. On the accession of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Demetrius again went into exile, dying soon afterward.
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