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Asclepiodotus (Greek Άσκληπιόδοτος) is a name borne by several figures from classical antiquity, including:

Asclepiodotus of Heraclea, a commander in the Macedonian army during the Third Macedonian War^[1]
Asclepiodotus, Greek Stoic philosopher of the 1st century BC
Cassius Asclepiodotus, a wealthy Bithynian of the 1st century AD
Julius Asclepiodotus, Roman military commander of the 3rd century AD
Asclepiodotus of Alexandria, Greek Neoplatonic philosopher of the 5th century AD
Asclepiodotus, physician, mathematician and musician of the 5th century AD

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 *Asclepiodotus of Heraclea, a commander in the Macedonian army during the [[Third Macedonian War]]<ref>[[Livy]], ''Ab Urbe Condita'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_42#51 42.51], [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_44#2 44.2]</ref>
-*[[Asclepiodotus (Stoic)|Asclepiodotus]], a pupil of the Greek [[Stoicism|Stoic]] philosopher [[Posidonius]], who wrote a work called ''Quaestionum Naturalium Causae'',<ref>[[Seneca the Younger]], ''Naturales Quaestiones'' [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/sen/sen.qn6.shtml 6.17, 22]</ref> and a work on military tactics.<ref>[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/L156.html Loeb Classical Library]</ref>
+*[[Asclepiodotus (Stoic)|Asclepiodotus]], Greek [[Stoicism|Stoic]] philosopher of the 1st century BC
 *[[Cassius Asclepiodotus]], a wealthy Bithynian of the 1st century AD
 *[[Julius Asclepiodotus]], Roman military commander of the 3rd century AD