Ideas from 'fragments/reports' by Archelaus [450 BCE], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Early Greek Phil VI: Anaxagoras etc' by Anaxagoras (ed/tr Laks,A/Most,G) [Harvard Loeb 2016,978-0-674-99707-3]].

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Diog. Laertius]
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution
Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Schofield]