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Athenodoros Cananites
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stoic philosophers
   
74 bc births
   
7 deaths
   
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In 44 BCE , he seems to have followed Octavian to Rome and continued mentoring him there. He is reputed there to have openly rebuked the Emperor, and to have instructed him to recite the alphabet before reacting in anger. Later, Athenodoros returned to Tarsus, where he was instrumental in expelling the government of Boëthus and drafting a new constitution for the city, the result of which was a pro-Roman Oligarchy .

Strabo , Cicero , and Eusebius regarded him highly. Works attributed to Athenodoros include:
  • a work against the '' Categories '' of Aristotle (although this is sometimes credited to Athenodoros Cordylion )

  • a history of Tarsus

  • a work of some kind dedicated to Octavia Minor

  • a work entitled περί σπουδη̃ς και παιδείας ("On zeal and youth")

  • a work entitled περίπατοι ("Discourses")


None of these are extant, but he also assisted Cicero in writing his '' De Officiis '' and it has been suggested that his work may have influenced Seneca and Saint Paul .
Following his death, an annual festival and sacrifice was held in Tarsus in his honour.