Archelaus of Athens (l. c. 5th century BCE) was a Pre-Socratic philosopher in ancient Greece who claimed the first cause of existence was the opposition of cold and heat which caused the separation of the universal essence to produce a plurality of living things. He is considered the last Pre-Socratic philosopher as he is claimed to have taught Socrates.
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c. 610 BCE - c. 546 BCEDates of Anaximander who develops the cosmic theory of the apeiron as the First Cause of existence.
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c. 469 BCE - 399 BCELife of Socrates.
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c. 500 CE - c. 400 CELife of Archelaus.
