Philip of Opus occupation philosopher
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.  He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws.  He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the same interlocutors.Ancient Evidence for Philip
Not much is known about Philip other than that given above.  He received several mentions in the centuries after his death, but other than acknowledging his fame, little beyond the above information was provided. The most important references are those by Diogenes Laërtius, who wrote short biographies of many early philosophers, and the 10th century CE Souda, a catalog of several thousand persons and terms from antiquity.
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