Crates of Thebes

Crates of Thebes
Κράτης
Crates of Thebes. Detail from a Roman wall painting in the Villa Farnesina in Rome.
Bornc. 365 BC
Diedc. 285 BC (aged 80)
SpouseHipparchia of Maroneia
EraHellenistic philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolCynicism
Main interests
Cynicism, Asceticism
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Crates (Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC[1]) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher,[2] the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope[2] and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him.[3] Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens. Respected by the people of Athens, he is remembered for being the teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.[4] Various fragments of Crates' teachings survive, including his description of the ideal Cynic state.

  1. ^ Dorandi 1999, p. 52.
  2. ^ a b "Crates of Thebes". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, BOOK VI". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).