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Heracleides

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/ ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdiːz /

noun

  1. ?390–?322 bc , Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis

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What he said annoyed Heracleides, who was afraid of being ousted from the friendship of Seuthes, and from that day forward he did his best to calumniate Xenophon before Seuthes.

From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns

Upon my word, Heracleides, I do not think you care for Seuthes' interest as you should.

From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns

After listening to this appeal, Seuthes called down curses on him, whose fault it was, that the debt had not long ago been paid, and, if the general suspicion was correct, this was Heracleides.

From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns

Heracleides, in the fourth century B. C., said that Mercury and Venus circled around the sun, and in the third century Aristarchus of Samos actually anticipated, though it was a mere guess, the heliocentric theory.

From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

When Heracleides heard these words, he was in great consternation; so he came to Seuthes and said: "If we are wise we will get away from here out of reach of these fellows."

From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns

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