Panaetius

Definition: Panaetius of Rhodes (c. 185-110 B.C.) brought Stoicism from Greece to Rome in the mid-second century B.C. Panaetius was a member of the Scipionic Circle, with the younger Scipio, Laertius, Polybius, Terence, and Lucretius. Panaetius was eclectic in his Stoic philosophy and was also considered a Neo-Platonist. Panaetics wrote an On Duties, On Cheerfulness, On the Magistrates, On Providence, and On Divination.

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