Myth: Diogenes Lived in a Barrel

The famous Cynic philosopher Diogenes and what we know about him from “Lives of the Eminent Philosophers” by Diogenes Laertius… Well, we can’t be sure how many of the anecdotes from this book are actually based on reality. Diogenes - in a way - became a myth himself.

Diogenes can be considered if not the inventor, but at least the original advocate of the “tiny house” movement. But he lived in... Well, it wasn't exactly a barrel.