Siro (alsoSyro,Siron, orSyron;fl. c. 50 BC) was anEpicurean philosopher who lived inNaples.
He was a teacher ofVirgil,[1] and taught at his school inNaples. There are two poems attributed to Virgil in theAppendix Vergiliana,[2] which mention Siro, and where the author speaks of seeking peace in the company of Siro:
I am setting sail for the havens of the blest to seek the wise sayings of great Siro, and will redeem my life from all care.[3]
Cicero also mentions Siro several times and speaks of Siro along withPhilodemus as being "excellent citizens and most learned men."[4] The 5th-century commentatorServius claimed that Siro was commemorated in Virgil's sixthEclogue as the characterSilenus.[5]
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