List of Stoic philosophers
This is a list of Stoic philosophers, ordered by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild. See also :Category:Stoic philosophers.
Name | Period | Notes |
3rd Century BC | ||
Zeno of Citium | Founder of the Stoic school in Athens | |
Persaeus | Pupil and friend of Zeno | |
Aratus of Soli | Pupil of Zeno and brother of Aratus. | |
Aristo of Chios | Pupil of Crates, leaned towards Cynicism | |
Apollophanes of Antioch | Stoic philosopher, friend of Aristo of Chios | |
Dionysius the Renegade | Pupil of Zeno who became a Cyrenaic | |
Sphaerus | Pupil of Zeno | Moved to Sparta and Alexandria |
Herillus of Carthage | Pupil of Zeno, who held that knowledge was the highest good | |
Cleanthes | Second leader of the Stoic school | |
Eratosthenes | Stoic philosopher and follower of Persaeus of Citium | |
Chrysippus | Third leader of the Stoic school. Wrote 705 books | |
Dioscorides | Pupil of Chrysippus. Father of Zeno of Tarsus | |
Aristocreon | Nephew of Chrysippus | |
2nd Century BC | ||
Zeno of Tarsus | Fourth leader of the Stoic school | |
Eudromus | Stoic who wrote a book called "Elements of Ethics" | |
Crates of Mallus | Grammarian. Head of the library at Pergamon | |
Diogenes of Babylon | Fifth leader of the Stoic school | |
Zenodotus | Pupil of Diogenes of Babylon | |
Apollodorus of Seleucia | Pupil of Diogenes of Babylon | |
Basilides | Denied the existence of incorporeal entities | |
Antipater of Tarsus | Sixth leader of the Stoic school | |
Apollodorus of Athens | Historian. Pupil of Diogenes and Antipater of Tarsus | |
Archedemus of Tarsus | Founded a Stoic school at Babylon | |
Panaetius of Rhodes | Seventh leader of the Stoic school | |
Boethus of Sidon | Pupil of Diogenes | |
Polemon of Athens | Geographer, follower of Panaetius | |
Marcus Vigellius | Stoic who lived with Panaetius | |
Heraclides of Tarsus | Pupil of Antipater of Tarsus | |
Dardanus | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
Mnesarchus | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
Publius Rutilius Rufus | Statesman, orator and historian. Pupil of Panaetius | |
Stilo | Grammarian and scholar | |
Dionysius of Cyrene | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
Quintus Lucilius Balbus | Stoic philosopher, and a pupil of Panaetius | |
Hecato of Rhodes | Pupil of Panaetius, wrote about ethics | |
Diotimus the Stoic | Stoic who slandered Epicurus | |
1st Century BC | ||
Posidonius | Eighth leader of the Stoic school, also an astronomer and geographer | |
Crinis | Stoic who wrote about logic | |
Proclus of Mallus | Stoic philosopher and writer | |
Diodotus the Stoic | Stoic teacher of Cicero who lived in Cicero's house | |
Geminus of Rhodes | Astronomer and mathematician | |
Athenodoros Cordylion | Librarian at Pergamon, lived with Cato | |
Apollonius of Tyre | Stoic philosopher who wrote a biography of Zeno | |
Cato the Younger | Statesman who opposed Julius Caesar | |
Antipater of Tyre | Friend of Cato. Wrote about practical ethics | |
Porcia Catonis | Female Stoic, daughter of Cato the Younger | |
Apollonides | Stoic philosopher whom Cato consulted before committing suicide | |
Jason of Nysa | Grandson of Posidonius | |
Athenodoros Cananites | Pupil of Posidonius. Teacher of Augustus | |
Stertinius | Philosopher satirised by the poet Horace | |
Quintus Sextius | Set up a school teaching Stoicism mixed with Pythagoreanism | |
Arius Didymus | Collected excerpts from earlier Stoic writers | |
1st Century AD | ||
Theon of Alexandria | Stoic philosopher | |
Attalus | Stoic philosopher frequently visited by Seneca | |
Papirius Fabianus | Teacher of Seneca. Rhetorician and philosopher | |
Julius Canus | Stoic philosopher condemned to death by Caligula | |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca | Ninth leader of the Stoic school. Statesman, philosopher, and playwright | |
Thrasea Paetus | Roman senator and Stoic | |
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus | Stoic teacher who wrote a Compendium of Greek Theology | |
Chaeremon of Alexandria | Stoic philosopher and grammarian. Librarian at Alexandria | |
Paconius Agrippinus | Stoic philosopher spoken of with praise by Epictetus | |
Heliodorus | Stoic philosopher. Informer in the reign of Nero | |
Publius Egnatius Celer | Stoic philosopher. Informer in the reign of Nero | |
Persius | Stoic philosopher, poet and satirist | |
Helvidius Priscus | Stoic philosopher and statesman | |
Arulenus Rusticus | Statesman. Friend and pupil of Thrasea Paetus | |
Musonius Rufus | Tenth leader of the Stoic school | |
Fannia | Another female Stoic | |
Euphrates the Stoic | Philosopher, orator and pupil of Musonius Rufus | |
2nd Century AD | ||
Cleomedes | Astronomer who lived later than Posidonius | |
Epictetus | Eleventh leader of the Stoic school, pupil of Musonius Rufus | |
Hierocles | Philosopher wrote "Elements of Ethics" | |
Flavius Arrianus | Historian and pupil of Epictetus | |
Basilides of Scythopolis | Teacher of Marcus Aurelius | |
Apollonius of Chalcedon | Stoic teacher of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus | |
Claudius Maximus | Stoic philosopher and friend of Marcus Aurelius | |
Cinna Catulus | Stoic teacher of Marcus Aurelius | |
Junius Rusticus | Philosopher and Consul. Adviser of Marcus Aurelius | |
Marcus Aurelius | Final leader of the Stoic school. Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD | |
3rd Century AD | ||
Medius | Debated the Stoic theory of eight parts of the soul with Longinus |