Philo of Larissa

Target entity: Philo of Larissa
Context triple: [Academy of Athens (ancient), headOfSchool, Philo of Larissa]

• A. Heraclides Ponticus
  Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
• B. Timaeus of Tauromenium
  Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
• C. Philo of Byzantium
  Philo of Byzantium was a Hellenistic engineer and writer known for his works on mechanics and for one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• D. Euclid of Megara
  Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
• E. Philo
  Philo is a skeptical, philosophically inclined character in David Hume’s "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," often seen as representing Hume’s own critical views on religion and metaphysics.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Philo of Larissa
Target entity description: Philo of Larissa was a Hellenistic philosopher and prominent Academic Skeptic who led Plato’s Academy in its later period and influenced Roman intellectuals such as Cicero.

• A. Heraclides Ponticus
  Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
• B. Timaeus of Tauromenium
  Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
• C. Philo of Byzantium
  Philo of Byzantium was a Hellenistic engineer and writer known for his works on mechanics and for one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• D. Euclid of Megara
  Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
• E. Philo
  Philo is a skeptical, philosophically inclined character in David Hume’s "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion," often seen as representing Hume’s own critical views on religion and metaphysics.
• F. None of above. chosen