Chrysippus of Soli · 281–204 BC

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Chrysippus of Soli was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes. When Cleanthes died, around 230 BC, Chrysippus became the third head of the Stoic school. A prolific writer, Chrysippus expanded the fundamental doctrines of Cleanthes' mentor Zeno of Citium, the founder and first head of the school, which earned him the title of the Second Founder of Stoicism. 281 BC – 204 BC; died at about 77. Alive at the same time as Archimedes, Qin Shi Huang, Plautus, Ashoka, and Epicurus. Wiki link

Chrysippus of Soli · 281–204 BC