About Jason of Nysa
Lived 100 BC – 60 BC. Jason of Nysa was a philosopher.
Jason of Nysa (, Iásōn ho Nysaeús / Iason o Nysaevs; 1st-century BC) was a Stoic philosopher, the son of Menecrates, and, on his mother's side, grandson of Posidonius, of whom he was also the disciple and successor at the Stoic school at Rhodes. He therefore flourished after the middle of the 1st century BC. The Suda lists four works of his:
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Who was Jason of Nysa?
ancient Greek philosopher
When was Jason of Nysa born?
Jason of Nysa was born in 100 BC.
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Jason of Nysa died in 60 BC.
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Jason of Nysa was a philosopher.
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