Phoenician philosophers

Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism

3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

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.

right|thumb|180px|Menippus, by Diego Velázquez|Velázquez thumb|180px|Menippus, Nuremberg Chronicle.

2nd-century BC Greek academic skeptic philosopher

Epicurean philosopher from the Phoenician city of Sidon (150-c. 75 BCE)

Mochus (), also known as Mochus of Sidon and Mochus the Phoenician, is listed by Diogenes Laërtius along with Zalmoxis the Thracian and Atlas of Mauretania, as a proto-philosopher. Athenaeus claimed that he authored a work on the history of Phoenicia. Strabo, on the authority of Posidonius, speaks of one Mochus or Moschus of Sidon as the author of the atomic theory and says that he was more ancient than the Trojan War. He is also referred to by Josephus, Tatian, Eusebius, and Damascius.