Cleanthes

Cleanthes (Greek: Κλέανθης, Kléanthēs) of Assos, lived c. 330- c. 230 BC, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and the successor to Zeno as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno's lectures. He supported himself by working as water-carrier at night. After the death of Zeno, c. 262 BC, he became the head of the school, a post he held for the next 32 y... more

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