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Critias (Kritias) of Athens, son of Callaeschrus, c. 460 BC - 403 BC. Ancient Greek politician and philosopher who wrote prolifically, although only fragments of his works survive. He was a pupil of Socrates, although the two were frequently at odds.

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Biography.com: Critias Very brief biographical information. search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=8199

Critias Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy by William Morison. Notes his life, relationship with Socrates, and various philosophical teachings. www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/critias.htm

Critias: Fragment 9 A snippet of tragic poetry attributed to this classical Greek writer. duke.usask.ca/~niallm/233/Critias.htm

Critias Biographical article from In2greece.com, focusing on Critias' role in the catastrophic Thirty Tyrants dictatorship of Athens. www.in2greece.com/../historymyth/history/ancient/critias.htm