Crates of Thebes
c. 365 BCE–c. 285 BCE · Thebes
Leading Cynic after Diogenes; gave away his wealth, and as teacher of Zeno of Citium is the bridge from Cynicism to Stoicism.
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About Thebes
Thebes, today the town of Thiva, is the chief city of Boeotia in central Greece and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities. In Greek myth it is linked with Cadmus and is the setting of the stories of Oedipus and the Seven against Thebes. Historically it was the birthplace of the lyric poet Pindar and of the Cynic philosopher Crates, teacher of Zeno of Citium. After defeating Sparta at Leuctra in 371 BCE it briefly dominated Greece, until Alexander the Great destroyed it in 335 BCE; it was rebuilt and in Byzantine times became a centre of silk production. Christian tradition places the tomb of Luke the Evangelist there, in the church that bears his name.
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