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Leaders Of The Major Philosophical Schools

Period Academy — Platonic Peripatetic — Aristotelian Epicurean — The Garden Stoic — The Stoa
400–376 BC Plato (387–347 BC)
375–351 BC
350–326 BC Speusippus (347–339 BC)
Xenocrates (339–314 BC)
Aristotle (335–322 BC)
325–301 BC Polemon (314–269 BC) Theophrastus (322–287 BC) The Men — co-founders:Epicurus (307–270 BC)
Polyaenus (c.345–286 BC)
Metrodorus (c.331–278 BC)
Hermarchus (c.325–250 BC) → becomes 1st Scholarch
Zeno of Citium (301–262 BC)
300–276 BC Strato of Lampsacus (287–269 BC)
275–251 BC Crates of Athens (269–264 BC)
Arcesilaus (268–241 BC)
Lyco of Troas (269–225 BC) 1. Hermarchus (270–250 BC) (of The Men)
Rabirius (late 2nd c. BC) — among first to write in Latin
Cleanthes (262–232 BC)
250–226 BC Lacydes (241–215 BC) 2. Polystratus (250–219 BC) Chrysippus (232–206 BC)
225–201 BC Telecles & Evander (215–205 BC) Aristo of Ceos (225–190 BC) 3. Dionysius of Lamptrai (219–205 BC)
4. Basilides of Tyrus (205–175 BC)
Zeno of Tarsus (206–190 BC)
200–176 BC Hegesinus (190–155 BC) sparse records Titus Albucius (late 2nd c. BC) — studied in Athens; brought teachings to Rome
Catius Insuber (c.120–45 BC) — popular Celtic author, Northern Italy
Diogenes of Babylon (190–150 BC)
175–151 BC Carneades (155–129 BC) 5. Protarchus of Barghilia (175–150 BC)
150–126 BC Clitomachus (129–110 BC) 6. Apollodorus of Athens (147–125 BC)
Gaius Amafinius (c.150–120 BC) — first to write in Latin
Lucius Manlius Torquatus (2nd c.–46 BC) — friend of Cicero
Siro (1st c. BC) — pupil of Zeno of Sidon; founded school at Naples; taught Virgil
Antipater of Tarsus (150–129 BC)
Panaetius (129–109 BC)
125–101 BC Philo of Larissa (110–84 BC) 7. Zeno of Sidon (c.125–75 BC)
Titus Pomponius Atticus (110–32 BC) — close friend of Cicero; wisely apolitical
Lucius Cornelius Sisenna (2nd–1st c. BC) — historian; "inconsistent" Epicurean
Posidonius (c.110–51 BC)
100–76 BC Antiochus of Ascalon (79–40 BC) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (c.100–43 BC) — friend of Cicero; Caesar's father-in-law
Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) — Held numerous Epicurean views
Gaius Cassius Longinus (86–42 BC) — friend of Cicero; conspirator against Caesar
Philodemus of Gadara (c.110–40 BC) — philosopher and poet at Herculaneum
75–51 BC Nicolaus of Damascus (64 BC–14 AD)
Andronicus of Rhodes (c.60–20 BC)
8. Phaedrus (75–70 BC)
9. Patro (70–51 BC)
Titus Lucretius Carus (99–55 BC) — writes De Rerum Natura
Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (c.90s–43 BC) — friend of Cicero and Caesar
Gaius Cassius Longinus (86–42 BC)
Caius Trebatius Testa (84 BC–4 AD) — friend of Cicero; supported Caesar
50–26 BC Eudorus of Alexandria (c.50–15 BC) Scholarchs 10–15 not yet identified
Publius Virgilius Maro / Virgil (70–19 BC) — student of Siro at Naples
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (70–8 BC) — political advisor to Octavian/Augustus
Quintus Horatius Flaccus / Horace (65–8 BC) — coined "carpe diem"
Calpurnia Caesaris (c.75 BC–?) — daughter of Piso Caesoninus
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Pontifex (48 BC–32 AD) — son of Piso Caesoninus
25–1 BC Philo of Alexandria (c.20 BC–50 AD) ·
Publius Quintilius Varus (46 BC–9 AD) — general; fellow-student of Virgil
Caius Stallius Hauranus (1st c. BC–1st c. AD) — student at Naples
1–25 AD ·
Marcus Gavius Apicius (1st c. AD) — gourmet during Tiberius' reign
Nomentanus (1st c. AD) — Roman Epicurean during Tiberius' reign
Seneca (4–65 AD)
G. Musonius Rufus (c.20–101 AD)
26–50 AD Plutarch of Chaeronea (46–120 AD) ·
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (c.27–66 AD)
Publius Manlius Vopiscus (1st c. AD) — patron of the poet Statius
51–75 AD ·
Caius Artorius Celer (1st–2nd c. AD) — philosopher from North Africa
Epictetus (c.55–135 AD)
76–100 AD ·
101–125 AD Aspasius (c.100–150 AD) 16. Popillius Theotimus (c.100–130 AD)
Empress Pompeia Plotina (c.68–121 AD) — widow of Trajan; interceded with Hadrian for the school
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD)
126–150 AD Numenius of Apamea (c.150–210 AD) 17. Heliodorus (c.130–180 AD)
Aurelius Belius Philippus (2nd c. AD) — head of Apamean school
Tiberius Claudius Lepidus (2nd c. AD) — founded school at Amastris
151–175 AD Diogenes of Oinoanda (2nd–3rd c. AD) — carved the great inscription
Lucius Septimius Severus (145–211 AD) — Emperor 193–211 AD
176–200 AD Alexander of Aphrodisias (fl. c.200 AD) Zenobius (2nd–3rd c. AD) — target of a work by Alexander of Aphrodisias

Scholarchs (Leaders of the School In Athens) are numbered. The Men (dashed border) were co-founders, not successors. Smaller italic entries are notable Epicureans who were not formal scholarchs. Scholarchs 10–15 are marked · pending identification. All dates approximate.