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Headword:
*panai/tios
Adler number: pi,184
Translated headword: Panaetius, Panaitios
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The younger,[1] son of Nicagoras; Rhodian, Stoic philosopher, friend of
Diogenes;[2] he also taught Scipio surnamed Africanus, after
Polybius of
Megalopolis.[3] He died in
Athens.
Greek Original:*panai/tios, o( new/teros, *nikago/rou, *(ro/dios, filo/sofos *stwi+ko/s, *dioge/nous gnw/rimos, o(\s kaqhgh/sato kai\ *skhpi/wnos tou= e)piklhqe/ntos *)afrikanou= meta\ *polu/bion *megalopoli/thn. e)teleu/thse d' e)n *)aqh/nais.
Notes:
c.185-109 BCE; OCD4 Panaetius. He was head of the Stoic school from around 129 (after Antipater) and was in close touch with Roman aristocrats such as Scipio
Aemilianus, mentioned here. Some of his philosophical positions are preserved by
Cicero in his treatise
De Officiis.
[1] But see under
pi 183.
[2] The Stoic philosopher
Diogenes of Babylon. See OCD4
Diogenes(3).
[3] For
Polybius see
pi 1941.
Reference:
C. Gill, "Peace of Mind and Being Yourself: Panaetius to Plutarch", in W. Hase (ed.) Aufstieg und Niedergang der roemischen Welt II 36.7 (1994) 4599-4640
Keywords: biography; ethics; geography; history; philosophy
Translated by: Marcelo Boeri on 23 December 1999@12:02:15.
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