Cleanthes (/kliˈænθiːz/; Ancient Greek: Κλεάνθης Kleanthēs; c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC) of Assos was a Greek Stoic philosopher and the successor to Zeno as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer he came to Athens where he took up philosophy listening to Zeno’s lectures. He supported himself by working as water-carrier at night. After the death of Zeno c. 262 BC he became the head of the school a post he held for the next 32 years.
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