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{{Short description|Greek philosopher (c. 290 – c. 230 BC)}}
'''Hieronymus of [[Rhodes]]''' ({{langx|grc|Ἱερώνυμος ὁ Ῥόδιος|Hierṓnymos ho Rhódios}}, {{langx|la|Hieronymus Rhodius}}; {{c.| 290}} – {{c.| 230 BC}}<ref>Brad Inwood, Lloyd P. Gerson, (1997), ''Hellenistic philosophy: introductory readings'', page 408.</ref>) was a [[Peripatetic school|Peripatetic]] philosopher,  and an opponent of [[Arcesilaus]] and [[Lyco of Troas]]. Only a few fragments of his works survive, preserved in the quotations of later writers.

==Life==
Hieronymus belonged to the [[Peripatetic school]], though [[Cicero]] questions his right to the title. He appears to have lived down to the time of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]]. His philosophical opponents included not only the [[Platonic Academy|Academic]] philosopher [[Arcesilaus]],<ref>Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 41</ref> but also the Peripatetic [[Lyco of Troas]] who was hostile towards him.<ref>Diogenes Laërtius, v. 68</ref>

==Works==
Hieronymus is frequently mentioned by [[Cicero]], who tells us that he held the highest good to consist in freedom from pain and trouble, and denied that pleasure was to be sought for its own sake. There are quotations from his writings, and from his letters. [[Diogenes Laërtius]] mentions two works: ''On Suspense of Judgement''<ref>Diogenes Laërtius, ii. 105</ref> and ''Scattered Notes''.<ref>Diogenes Laërtius, i. 26; ii. 14</ref> It would seem from Cicero,<ref>Cicero, ''Oration'', 56</ref> compared with [[Tyrannius Rufinus|Rufinus]],<ref>Rufinus, ''de Compositione et Metris Oratorum''</ref> that he was the same as the Hieronymus who wrote on [[number]]s and [[Foot (prosody)|feet]].  He may also have been the author of a work on poets, and a commentary on the ''[[Shield of Heracles|Aspis]]'' of [[Hesiod]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*Fortenbaugh, W., White, S., (2004), ''Lyco of Troas and Hieronymus of Rhodes: Text, Translation  and Discussion''. Transaction Publishers. {{ISBN|0-7658-0253-8}}

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