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Zeno of Citium (/ ˈ z iː n oʊ /; Koinē Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieus; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium (Κίτιον, Kition), Cyprus. [3] He was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC.
A bust of Zeno of Citium, considered the founder of Stoicism.. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. [1] The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived life.
He came to Athens where he attended the lectures of Zeno of Citium, and also, for a time, the lectures of Polemo, [3] (the head of the Academy from 314 to 269). Although he was a member of Zeno's circle he soon departed from Zeno's teachings, largely rejecting the two non-ethical parts of Stoic philosophy – physics and logic – endorsed by Zeno.
Kition (Ancient Greek: Κίτιον, Kition; Latin: Citium; [4] Egyptian: kꜣṯꜣj; [3] Phoenician: 𐤊𐤕 , KT, [5] [6] or 𐤊𐤕𐤉 , KTY; [7] [8] [9]) was an ancient Phoenician and Greek city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus (in present-day Larnaca), one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus.
Built on the ruins of Citium, the Ancient Greek city-state best known as the birthplace of Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium, Larnaca is home to the Church of Saint Lazarus, Hala Sultan Tekke, Kamares Aqueduct, Larnaca Castle, Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, and Pierides Museum. It attracts many visitors to its beaches, as well as ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... is a Greek concept, forged by the founder of Stoicism, Zeno of Citium.
Athenodorus of Soli (Ancient Greek: Ἀθηνόδωρος ὁ Σολεύς) was a Stoic philosopher, and disciple of Zeno of Citium, who lived in the 3rd century BC. He was the son of Athenodorus, and was born in the town of Soli, Cilicia , and was the compatriot of another disciple of Zeno, Chrysippus .
He lived in the same house as Zeno. [2] Later writers wrote that Persaeus had been Zeno's slave, [3] who had perhaps originally been an amanuensis sent to Zeno by King Antigonus II Gonatas; [4] however, the source of this story seems to be due to a sarcastic remark made about Persaeus by Bion of Borysthenes who, upon seeing a statue of Persaeus inscribed: "Persaeus the pupil of Zeno", sneered ...