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Timaeus of Locri (; (ギリシア語:Τίμαιος ὁ Λοκρός); (ラテン語:Timaeus Locrus)) was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher living ca. 420–380 BCE. He features in Plato's ''Timaeus'', where he is said to come from Locri in Italy, thus of Locrian origin. He also appears as one of the speakers in Plato's ''Critias''. He is credited with the lost work ''On the Soul of the Universe'', although some historians believe this may be an abridgement of Plato's dialogue of Timaeus. Other references to Timaeus of Locri from antiquity are * Cicero, in his ''De re publica'' (I, X, 16), where he is described as an intimate of Plato * Proclus, in his ''Commentary on Plato's'' Timaeus (II, 38, I) * Simplicius and Diogenes Laërtius, in their descriptions of and commentaries on Aristotle's work All ancient references to him seem to have derived from Plato. According to M. F. Burnyeat (echoing Francis Cornford) he may well be a fictional character invented for the dialogue bearing his name. 〔Plato's Cosmology: The Timaeus of Plato, by Francis M. Cornford, 1937, pp. 2-3〕 He has been cited for reports about Pythagoras. For instance, according to Porphyry Timaeus mentioned the house of Pythagoras in Croton. ==See also== *List of speakers in Plato's dialogues *Timaeus (historian) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timaeus of Locri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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