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He had a considerable estate in lands before the Peloponnesian war, which he thence entirely lost, and was reduced to great poverty. He was present at the symposium of Callias, where he discoursed on the advantages and pleasures of being poor. He ran at the stadium, at Nemea, contrary to Socrates's advice. He was of extreme beauty when a youth.

He was of Phlius, and was introduced by Antisthenes to Socrates.

He was father to Critobulus; was of Alopecæ, and about the same age with Socrates. He made the proposal to contrive the escape of Socrates out of prison, and to send him into Thessaly; he attended him daily in his confinement, and at the time of his death; he received his last orders; he closed his eyes, and took care of his funeral.