Athenodorus Cananites c. 74 BC – c. 7 AD
Athenodorus Cananites (c. 74 BC – c. 7 AD) was a Greek philosopher of the Ancient era, associated with Stoicism, Hellenistic, and Ancient Greek Philosophy.
Athenodorus Cananites of Tarsus was a Greek Stoic philosopher of the first century BC and the first century AD, a pupil of Posidonius and the principal philosophical tutor of the young Octavian, the future emperor Augustus. Athenodorus accompanied Octavian to Apollonia and then to Rome, where he served for many years as the emperor's philosophical adviser, and is credited with the often-quoted injunction to count to twenty-four before acting in anger. After Augustus's establishment of the new political order, Athenodorus returned to Tarsus, where he reformed the city's institutions on Stoic philosophical lines.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Greek
- Era
- Ancient
- Movements
- Stoicism, Hellenistic, Ancient Greek Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Athenodorus Cananites:
“When you are angry, recite the Greek alphabet before you act.”
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Attributed to Athenodorus Cananites:
“The wise man rules himself first; the rest of the world is the lesser task.”
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Attributed to Athenodorus Cananites:
“Stoicism is not a doctrine to be admired in the lecture hall; it is a discipline to be exercised in the council chamber.”
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Attributed to Athenodorus Cananites:
“Virtue is the same in the prince and in the freedman; only their occasions for it differ.”
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Attributed to Athenodorus Cananites:
“He who shapes his city after virtue prepares his city for any fortune.”
Frequently asked about Athenodorus Cananites
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- Athenodorus Cananites was born in c. 74 BC and died in c. 7 AD.
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- Athenodorus Cananites was a Greek philosopher of the Ancient era.
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- Athenodorus Cananites was associated with Stoicism, Hellenistic, and Ancient Greek Philosophy.
- What was Athenodorus Cananites known for?
- Athenodorus Cananites of Tarsus was a Greek Stoic philosopher of the first century BC and the first century AD, a pupil of Posidonius and the principal philosophical tutor of the young Octavian, the future emperor Augustus.
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- There are 5 attributed quotations from Athenodorus Cananites in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.