Euphantus (Greek:Εὔφαντος;fl. c. 320 BCE^[1]) ofOlynthus was a philosopher of theMegarian school as well as a historian and tragic poet. He was the disciple ofEubulides of Miletus, and the instructor ofAntigonus II Gonatas king ofMacedonia. He wrote many tragedies, which were well received at the games. He also wrote a very highly esteemed work,On Kingship (Greek:Περὶ Βασιλείας), addressed to Antigonus, and a history of his own times. He lived to a great age.^[2][3]

Athenaeus^[4] refers to Euphantus relating a detail aboutPtolemy III Euergetes ofEgypt, who reigned much later. The discrepancy has been explained variously, by supposing the existence of an Egyptian Euphantus,^[5] or by amending "III" to "I".^[6]

• Dorandi, Tiziano (1999). "Chapter 2: Chronology". In Algra, Keimpe; et al. (eds.).The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 52.ISBN 9780521250283.

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