The notion of a previous state of existence is found in the verses of Empedocles and in the fragments of Heracleitus. |
He wondered if it really was Thales so much as Empedocles or Ctesias. |
Surely it is not in Empedocles on Etna, and surely it is not in Merope. |
In 1852, Arnold published his second volume of poems, Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. |
To his left Pythagoras is writing on his knee, and near him, with ink and pen, is Empedocles. |
The town is also famous as the birthplace of the philosopher Empedocles. |