Antipater of Tarsus
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Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Antipater of Tarsus canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Antipater of Tarsus Context triple: [Cleanthes of Assos, student, Antipater of Tarsus]
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Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Antipater the Idumaean
Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
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Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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Priscus Attalus
Priscus Attalus was a Roman senator who, with the backing of the Visigoths, was twice proclaimed rival emperor in the Western Roman Empire during the early 5th century.
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E.
Alexandros of Antioch
Alexandros of Antioch was an ancient Greek sculptor, best known as the artist traditionally credited with creating the famous statue Venus de Milo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antipater of Tarsus Target entity description: Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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A.
Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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B.
Antipater the Idumaean
Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
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C.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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D.
Priscus Attalus
Priscus Attalus was a Roman senator who, with the backing of the Visigoths, was twice proclaimed rival emperor in the Western Roman Empire during the early 5th century.
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E.
Alexandros of Antioch
Alexandros of Antioch was an ancient Greek sculptor, best known as the artist traditionally credited with creating the famous statue Venus de Milo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era person
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Stoic philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of philosophical school ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Athens
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Tarsus ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tarsus ⓘ |
| citizenship | Tarsus ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Athens
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surface form:
Athens (uncertain but traditionally given)
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| doctrine |
argued for providential governance of the cosmos
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argued that virtue is sufficient for happiness ⓘ defended the possibility of divination within Stoic theology ⓘ developed Stoic views on appropriate actions (kathēkonta) ⓘ emphasized duty and moral obligation ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Panaetius of Rhodes
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later Roman Stoics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chrysippus of Soli
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surface form:
Chrysippus
Diogenes of Babylon ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Stoic ethics
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contributions to Stoic theology ⓘ work on epistemology ⓘ work on logic ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Antipater of Tarsus self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
refinements of Stoic ethical theory
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systematization of Stoic theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Stoic ethics
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Stoic theology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scholarch of the Stoic school in Athens ⓘ |
| predecessor | Diogenes of Babylon ⓘ |
| religiousView | believed in a providential divine reason (logos) ⓘ |
| school | Stoic school in Athens ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
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Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ
surface form:
Diogenes Laertius
later doxographical traditions ⓘ |
| successor | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Athens ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
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