Kleitomachos (Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, variously also transliterated Cleitomachus or Clitomachus), originally named Hasdrubal (187-109 BCE) was a Carthaginian who came to Athens around 146 BCE and studied philosophy under Carneades, whom he succeeded as head of the New Academy in 126 BCE. (Redirected from 187 BCE) Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC Years: 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC 188 BC - 187 BC... (Redirected from 109 BCE) Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC - 100s BC - 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC Years: 114 BC 113 BC 112 BC 111 BC 110 BC - 109 BC... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... (Redirected from 146 BCE) Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC - 146 BC... Carneades (c. ... (Redirected from 126 BCE) Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 131 BC 130 BC 129 BC 128 BC 127 BC - 126 BC...

According to Diogenes Laertius, Kleitomachos wrote some 400 books, none of which are extant today, although a few titles are known, such as. Most of these works were intended to record and disseminate the ideas of his master, who never committed any of his ideas to writing. Diogenes Laërtius, the biographer of the Greek philosophers, is supposed by some to have received his surname from the town of Laerte in Cilicia, and by others from the Roman family of the Laërtii. ...

Apart from strictly philosophical texts, his known works included two introductions to Athenian philosophy, and a letter written to his compatriots on the fall of Carthage at the end of the Third Punic War, in which he describes the consolation that philosophy offers in times of calamity. His work was highly regarded by Cicero, who based parts of his De Natura, De Divinatione and De Fato on a work of Kleitomachos he names as De Sustinendis Offensionibus ("On the Withholding of Assent"), and also credited him with his understanding of the Academics through his work περί αι̉ρέσεων ("On the Schools of Thought"). The Third Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 149 BC to 146 BC. This was the last in a series of three wars. ... Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ...

Two of Kleitomachos' works are known to have been dedicated to prominent Romans, the poet Gaius Lucilius and the one-time consul Lucius Marcius Censorinus , suggesting that his work was known and appreciated in Rome. Gaius Lucilius (c. ...