Heraclitus, A philosopher, which alwayes wept when he beheld the people, considering how buste they were to gather treasure, and howe negligent in the well bringing vp of their children: His workes of a purpose were ohscure and harde to be vnderstand When he was olde, he fell into a dropsie, in whiche neglecting Phisttions, hee wrapped himselfe in Cow dung, and so lying a sleepe in the sunne, was torne and deuoured of dogges. He had no mayster, but by his own nature and diligence preuailed to great kuowledge: He li-ed in time of the last Darius, and wrate many thinges of philosophie in verses. Aristotle doth often vse his testimony. An other of that name was an excellent runner.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Hērāclītus, i, m., = *(hra/kleitos. I.A celebrated Greek philosopher of Ephesus, who wrote in an obscure style (hence called o( skoteino/s, the Obscure), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; id. Fin. 2, 5, 15; id. N. D. 3, 14, 35; id. Tusc. 5, 36, 105; Lucr. 1, 639: nec consulto dicis occulte tamquam Heraclitus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 74.—B. Deriv.: Hēraclītĕi, ōrum, m., the disciples of Heraclitus, App. Doctr. Plat. 1, p. 2, 41.—II.A pupil of Clitomachus and Philo, Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 12.—III.An ambassador sent by king Philip to Hannibal, with the surname Scotinus, Liv. 23, 39.