Cleanthes
Cleanthes, of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and boxer who was the successor to Zeno of Citium as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno's lectures.
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Who was born first?
- Cleanthes was born 3 years after Zeno of Citium
- Cleanthes was born 6 years before Gongsun Long
- Cleanthes was born 6 years before Hermarchus
- Cleanthes was born 9 years after Theodoros the Atheist
- Cleanthes was born 9 years after Menedemus
Timeline
- Menedemus340s BC – 265 BC
- Theodoros the Atheist340–250 BC
- Zeno of Citiumcirca 334 BC – 263 BC
- Cleanthes (this page)331–232 BC
- Gongsun Long325–250 BC
- Hermarchuscirca 325 BC – circa 250 BC
