Greek and Roman Philosophies

• The end of the Greek Dark Ages was heralded

by the development of ancient Greek
philosophy in the sixth century BC. Throughout
the Hellenistic era and the time when Greece
and the majority of the Greek-inhabited lands
became a part of the Roman Empire, Greek
philosophy persisted. Philosophy was employed
to rationally explain the world. Astronomy,
epistemology, mathematics, political
philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, ontology, logic,
biology, rhetoric, and aesthetics were just a few
of the topics it covered.
• However, there were also innovative
developments in philosophical schools of
thought during the Roman era. The ancient
Greeks and the schools of Hellenistic
philosophy had a considerable influence on
ancient Roman philosophy. Philosophy was
first introduced to Rome in 155 BC by a
delegation from Athens that included the
Academic Skeptic Carneades, the Stoic
Diogenes of Babylon, and the Peripatetic
Critolaus.