Portrait of Zeno of Kition, Greek Philosopher

by SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

This is a bust of Zeno of Kition (also known by its Latin name Citium), he is one of the most notable Greek philosophers of the Hellensitic period. In the 3rd Century BC he founded Stoicism, the set of doctrines that are midway between the obsession with duty and the cynic’s rejection of society. I