Which branch of philosophy, derived from the Greek word for a porch was founded by Zeno of Citium?
Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (; , "Zēnōn ho Kitieus"; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic thinker, of Phoenician descent, from Citium (, "Kition"), Cyprus. Zeno was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of Virtue in accordance with Nature. It proved very popular, and flourished as one of the major schools of philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era.
Zeno of Citium Zeno was born c. 334 BC, in Citium in Cyprus. Most of the details known about his life come from the biography and anecdotes preserved by Diogenes Laërtius in his "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Diogenes reports that Zeno's interest in philosophy began when "he consulted the oracle to know what he should do to attain the best life, and that the god's response was that he should take on the complexion of the dead. Whereupon, perceiving what this meant, he studied ancient authors." Zeno became a wealthy merchant. On a voyage from Phoenicia to Peiraeus he survived a