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Panaetius

Roman philosopher

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Epictetus

Greek philosopher

Poseidonius

Poseidonius

Greek philosopher

Justus Lipsius, oil painting by an unknown artist, 1585; in the Musee Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp

Justus Lipsius

Belgian scholar

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Zeno of Citium

Hellenistic philosopher

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Crates of Mallus

Greek philosopher

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Cleanthes

Greek philosopher

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Diogenes of Babylon

Greek philosopher

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Chrysippus

Greek philosopher

Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine

St. Augustine

Christian bishop and theologian

Marble bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero, shown with short hair and draped clothing, displayed against a black background.

Cicero

Roman statesman, scholar, and writer

Lucretius

Lucretius

Latin poet and philosopher

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, woodcut, 1537.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

Roman scholar, philosopher, and statesman

Seneca

Seneca

Roman philosopher and statesman [4 BCE – 65 CE]

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Lucius Apuleius

Roman philosopher and scholar

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Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius

Roman scholar

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Favorinus

Roman philosopher and orator

Bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius with his right arm raised, seated on a horse, at Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, Italy.

Marcus Aurelius

emperor of Rome

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Helvidius Priscus

Roman senator [died c. 70–79 CE]

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev

Russian writer and scholar

Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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