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title: Democritus
author: Tomisti
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/980/democritus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Democritus

_Authored by Tomisti_

## Image File

[![Democritus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/980.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/980.jpg)

## Image Caption

Bust of the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) philosopher Democritus (ca. 460 - ca. 370 BCE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tomisti. (2012, December 11). Democritus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/980/democritus/>
### Chicago
Tomisti. "Democritus." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 11, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/980/democritus/>.
### MLA
Tomisti. "Democritus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Dec 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/980/democritus/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Democritus2.jpg#file) by [**Tomisti**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Democritus2.jpg#file). Submitted by [Afrasiyab](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Afra/ "User Page: Afrasiyab"), published on 11 December 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.