Secundus the Silent was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early second century and had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text called the Life of Secundus purports to record details of his life along with the answers he gave to philosophical questions posed to him by the emperor Hadrian, and the work enjoyed great popularity through the Middle Ages.
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Secundus the Silent (Ancient Greek: Σεκοῦνδος) (fl.
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Secundus the Silent (Ancient Greek: Σεκοῦνδος) (fl. 2nd century AD) was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence.
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