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  2. Deaths of philosophers - Wikipedia

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    475 BCE - Neanthes of Cyzicus reported that Heraclitus died covered in dung after failing to cure himself of dropsy. [1] 458 BCE – Zeno of Elea, according to Valerius Maximus, was tortured and killed by the tyrant Nearchus, after biting off the tyrant's ear. 435 BCE – According to legend, Empedocles leapt to his death into the crater of Etna.

  3. Heraclitus - Wikipedia

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    Heraclitus compares the soul to a spider and the body to the web. Heraclitus compares the soul to a spider and the body to the web. [ch] Heraclitus believed the soul is what unifies the body and also what grants linguistic understanding, departing from Homer's conception of it as merely the breath of life.

  4. List of unusual deaths in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    The poet, known for works in celebration of wine, choked to death on a grape stone according to Pliny the Elder. [13] [14] [16]: 104 The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica suggests that "the story has an air of mythical adaptation to the poet's habits". [17] Heraclitus of Ephesus: c. 475 BC

  5. Heraclides - Wikipedia

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    Heracleides of Cyme, tyrant of Cyme in the 3rd century BC of uncertain name, usually accepted to be Heraclitus of Cyme; Heraclides (son of Antiochus), general of Alexander the Great; Heraclides (son of Argaeus), admiral of Alexander the Great; Heracleides of Maroneia, a Greek in the service of the Thracian chief Seuthes c. 300 BC

  6. List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    According to Henry of Huntington, while visiting relatives, the English king ate too many lampreys against his physician's advice, causing a pain in his gut which led to his death. [8] [12] [14] [15] John II Komnenos: 1 April 1143: The Byzantine Emperor cut himself with a poisoned arrow during a boar hunt, subsequently dying from sepsis. [16 ...

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    The rapper was restricted on the social media platform in 2022 after a post in which declared that he wanted to go “death con 3 on Jewish people.” The 2022 rant led to widespread backlash and ...

  8. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    The causes listed are relatively immediate medical causes, but the ultimate cause of death might be described differently. For example, tobacco smoking often causes lung disease or cancer, and alcohol use disorder can cause liver failure or a motor vehicle accident.

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    Toasted skin syndrome has gone viral on social media, as heating pad users reveal their discolored skin. Dermatologists discussed the cause and consequences of the condition.