Vitae philosophorum

Asclepiades of Phlius drew him away, and he lived at Megara with Stilpo, whose lectures they both attended.

Thence they sailed to Elis, where they joined Anchipylus and Moschus of the school of Phaedo. Down to their time, as was stated in the Life of Phaedo, the school was called the Elian school. Afterwards it was called the Eretrian school, from the city to which my subject belonged.

It would appear that Menedemus was somewhat pompous. Hence Crates burlesques him thus[*](Fr. 2 D.):

Asclepiades the sage of Phlius and the Eretrian bull;

and Timon as follows[*](Fr. 29 D.):

A puffing, supercilious purveyor of humbug.