Editing Theopompus (section)

==Mention by others==
[[Aristotle]] mentions the conception and testimony of Theopompus about the inequity of slavery, in ''Politics''.<ref>''[http://www.filosofia.org/cla/ari/azc03021.htm#kp006 Politics]'', Book I, Chapter II, Spanish Version</ref> Jewish historian [[Flavius Josephus]] writes that [[Demetrius of Phalerum]], in response to [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] asking why the Jewish Law had not been mentioned by any of his scribes or poets, told that due to the divine nature of the documents, any who endeavored to write about it had been afflicted by a distemper. He continued, saying that Theopompus once endeavored to write about the Jewish Law, but became disturbed in his mind for 30 days, whereupon during some intermission of his distemper he prayed for healing and determined to leave off his attempt to write, and was cured thereby.<ref>Flavius Josephus. ''Antiquities of the Jews'', Book 12, Chapter 2.</ref> A passage from Theopompus is given by Athenaeus in his [[Deipnosophistae]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Athenaeus|title=Deipnosophistae|pages=Book 15, Chapter 18}}</ref> [[Claudius Aelianus]] quotes both Theopompus and Lycus of Rhegium as sources on the cult practices of the [[Adriatic Veneti]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Claudius Aelianus|title=De Natura Animalium|pages=17.16}}</ref>