The Republic · Character
Niceratus
Son of Nicias; he is among the group that joins Polemarchus and accompanies Socrates to Cephalus's house.
minor
First appearance: book i
Niceratus's tie to Socrates is one of the pressures that moves The Republic—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Other
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- Silent or Minor Attendees
- Primary Philosophical Interlocutors
- Protagonist
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