This tradition begins with Pythagoras and culminates in Epicurus, to whom the entire final book is dedicated. A "Human" History

Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius is a sprawling, colorful anthology from the early third century AD that remains our most complete surviving history of ancient Greek thinkers. Rather than a dry academic text, the work is a "miscellany of maxims and anecdotes" that blends high-minded doctrine with the "scandals and touchingly human" sides of over 80 philosophers. Structure and Scope

Diogenes organizes his history into ten books, following two major intellectual "successions":

The work is famous for its gossip and idiosyncratic details, offering a glimpse into ancient Greek culture that primary sources often omit. It records: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: by Diogenes Laertius

This lineage starts with Anaximander and includes major figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.