Antiochus of Ascalon (c. 130 BC - 68 BC) was a Greek philosopher who followed Philo of Larissa as the head of the Academy. Being a Platonist, he also included elements of Peripateticism and Stoicism. Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC - 130s BC - 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC Years: 135 BC 134 BC 133 BC 132 BC 131 BC - 130 BC - 129 BC 128 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65... Classical (or early) Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... PHILO OF LARISSA, Greek philosopher of the first half of the ist century B.C. During the Mithradatk wars he left Athens and took up his residence in Rome. ... An academy is an institution for the study of higher learning. ... Platonic idealism is the theory that the substantive reality around us is only a reflection of a higher truth. ... The Peripatetics were a school of philosophy in ancient Greece. ... A restored Stoa in Athens, Greece. ...

See also:

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy