DIOGENES OF BABYLON

(b. Seleucia, Mesopotamia; fl. 2nd century BC), Greek Stoic philosopher remembered chiefly for his visit to Rome in 156155 Bc, which served to arouse interest in the Stoic creed among the Romans. Diogenes studied in Athens under Chrysippus, the principal systematizer of Stoic philosophy, and succeeded Zeno of Tarsus as head of the Stoic school there. Panaetius, who founded Roman Stoicism, was one of his pupils.