Anaxagoras
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
- Lived
- 499 BC–427 BC
Updated September 2026
About Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae at a time when Asia Minor was under the control of the Persian Empire, Anaxagoras came to Athens. In later life he was charged with impiety and went into exile in Lampsacus.
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