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Cleanthes was a male philosopher and writer of the Hellenistic period who lived from 331 BCE to 232 BCE. Born in Assos, he was a citizen of that location and is associated with the Stoicism movement. He studied under Zeno of Citium and Crates of Thebes, while his students included Chrysippus of Soli and Sphaerus. He died by suicide in Athens.
His writings were produced in Ancient Greek. Notable works include *The Hymn of Cleanthes: Greek Text Tr. Into English*, *The hymn of Cleanthes*, *Écrits sur le stoïcisme ancien*, and *Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta*. He is also described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*, and *Pauly–Wissowa*. In his youth, he practiced boxing.
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- Works
- 5
Top works
- Écrits sur le stoïcisme ancien
- Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta
- Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta Collegit Ioannes Ab Arnim, Volume 3...
- The Hymn of Cleanthes: Greek Text Tr. Into English
- The hymn of Cleanthes
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Key facts
- Philosopher.death_place
- Athens
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Stoicism
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Physics, ethics
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Hellenistic philosophy
- Philosopher.image
- Cleanthes from L. Annaei Senecae philosophi Opera, 1605, title page detail.png
- Philosopher.caption
- Cleanthes, engraving from 1605
- Philosopher.name
- Cleanthes
- Philosopher.birth_date
- c. 330 BC
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Assos(now Ayvacık, Çanakkale, Turkey)
- Philosopher.death_date
- c. 230 BC
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Assos
- Place of birth
- Assos
- Place of death
- Athens
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Crates of Thebes
- Movement
- stoicism
- Sport
- boxing
- Image
- Cleanthes from L. Annaei Senecae philosophi Opera, 1605, title page detail.png
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- date of birth
- 0331-00-00
- date of death
- 0232-01-01
- student
- Sphaerus
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Cleanthes
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- P8168
- Alveringem
- significant place
- Assos
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to کلئانتس, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
