Dio Chrysostom
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Ancient Greek philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Dio Chrysostom , Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio , was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Eighty of his Discourses are extant, as well as a few letters, a mock essay Encomium on Hair, and a few other fragments. His sobriquet Chrysostom comes from the Greek , which literally means "golden-mouthed".