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Panaetius
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Panaetius (; ; – ) of Rhodes was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon and Antipater of Tarsus in Athens, before moving to Rome where he did much to introduce Stoic doctrines to the city, thanks to the patronage of Scipio Aemilianus. After the death of Scipio in 129 BC, he returned to the Stoic school in Athens, and was its last undisputed scholarch. With Panaetius, Stoicism became much more eclectic. His most famous work was his On Duties, the principal source used by Cicero in his own work of the same name.
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Panaetius (Παναίτιος) was a male philosopher and writer of the Hellenistic period. Born in Rhodes, he was associated with the Stoic movement and worked in the field of philosophy. He wrote in Ancient Greek. His doctoral advisor was Antipater of Tarsus, and he also studied under Diogenes of Babylon and Crates of Mallus.
Among his students were Posidonius, Apollodorus of Athens, Hecato of Rhodes, and Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur. Panaetius died in Athens. Records indicate his date of birth as 185 BCE, 183 BCE, or 180 BCE, and his date of death as 110 BCE or 109 BCE.
His literary output includes seven works, with titles such as *Panaetii Rhodii fragmenta collegit tertioque* and *Fragmenta*. He is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Works
- 7
Top works
- Marsilii Ficini ... De triplici vita
- Panaetii Rhodii fragmenta collegit tertioque
- Fragmenta
- Fragmenta
- Panaetii et Hecatonis librorum fragmenta collegit
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- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient philosophy
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- Panaetius, depicted as a medieval scholar in the Nuremberg Chronicle
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- Panaetius
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 185/180 BC
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Rhodes
- Philosopher.death_date
- 110/109 BC
- Philosopher.death_place
- Athens
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Stoicism
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Ethics
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Works in European collections
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Life
- Philosophy
- Ethics
- Politics
- Writings
- ''On Duties''
- Other works
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
Panaetius (; ; – ) of Rhodes was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon and Antipater of Tarsus in Athens, before moving to Rome where he did much to introduce Stoic doctrines to the city, thanks to the patronage of Scipio Aemilianus. After the death of Scipio in 129 BC, he returned to the Stoic school in Athens, and was its last undisputed scholarch. With Panaetius, Stoicism became much more eclectic. His most famous work was his On Duties, the principal source used by Cicero in his own work of the same name.
==Life== Panaetius, son of Nicagoras, was born around 185–180 BC, into an old and eminent Rhodian family. He is said to have been a pupil of the linguist Crates of Mallus, who taught in Pergamum, and moved to Athens where he attended the lectures of Critolaus and Carneades, but attached himself principally to the Stoic Diogenes of Babylon and his disciple Antipater of Tarsus. Although it is often thought that he was chosen by the people of Lindos, on Rhodes, to be the priest of Poseidon Hippios, this was actually an honour bestowed upon his grandfather, who was also called Panaetius, son of Nicagoras
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