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Democritus
Democritus
460 BCE–370 BCE · Athens
Atomist philosopher of Abdera; with Leucippus founded the doctrine that reality consists of indivisible atoms moving in the void — the materialist alternative to Platonism.
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Born in Abdera in Thrace c.460 BCE (Apollodorus' dating; Thrasyllus places it c.470). His birthplace and Thracian origin are well-attested in antiquity, including by Diogenes Laertius (IX.34).
About Abdera
A wealthy Greek colony on the Thracian coast that—despite a reputation for foolish citizens—produced two of antiquity's sharpest minds: the atomist Democritus and the sophist Protagoras.