CLST 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Diogenes Laërtius, Sextus Empiricus, Panaetius
23 May 2015
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In 155, the athenians sent an embassy to rome, including 3 philosophers: carneades the. Academic, critolaus the aristotelian (peripatetic), and diogenes the stoic: greeks consider philosophy their greatest cultural achievement. In the 140"s and 130"s, panaetius the stoic (he would later head the school) goes to. Rome from rhodes and circulates among the friends and clients of scipio africanus the. Philosophy, and with it science, become increasingly important to upper-class. Romans, eventually forming a fundamental part of any good roman education. Stoicism emerges just after the life of aristotle. Becomes the foundation of roman philosophical belief for the next 500 years. Scipio africanus the younger conquered carthage in the 3rd punic war. Scipio africanus hugely influential and powerful man at rome. 555: panaetius moves with him in his circles scipio influential in spreading stoicism to the community at large, philosophy essential to being educated and civilized in rome.
