Sextus of Chaeronea
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Greek philosopher and teacher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sextus of Chaeronea was a philosopher, a nephew or grandson of Plutarch, and one of the teachers of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Biography The Suda identifies Sextus of Chaeronea as being a student of Herodotus of Tarsus and being the same person as Sextus Empiricus, in which case Sextus would be a Pyrrhonist. Diogenes Laertius also says that Sextus Empiricus was a student of Herodotus. A Latin translation of Outlines of Pyrrhonism ascribe them to Sextus of Chaeronea.
