Plutarch writes about an attempt by Xenocrates to calculate the total number of syllables which could be made from the letters of the alphabet. |
Xenocrates says that the stars are moved in one and the same superficies. |
A reference, in part, to Aristotle, who for three years lived and taught in Assos with Erastus and Xenocrates. |
In the history of art, the original Greek authorities are Duris of Samos, Xenocrates of Sicyon, and Antigonus of Carystus. |
Xenocrates cured maniacs by melodious sounds, and Asclepiades conquered deafness with a trumpet. |
Aristotle was opposed to Speusippus, and nearly agreed with Xenocrates. |