Jason of Nysa (, ''Iason o Nysaevs''; 1st-century BC) was a

Stoic Stoic may refer to: * An adherent of Stoicism Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. The Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, ''i.e.'' by a God which is immersed i ...

philosopher, the son of Menecrates, and, on his mother's side, grandson of

Posidonius Posidonius (; , "of Poseidon") "of Apameia" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος) (), was a Greeks, Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, historian, mathematician, and teacher native to Apamea (Syria), Apame ...

, of whom he was also the disciple and successor at the Stoic school at

Rhodes Rhodes (; ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the island forms a separ ...

.Suda, ''Jason'' ι 52 He therefore flourished after the middle of the 1st century BC. The

Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; ; ) is a large 10th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine encyclopedia of the History of the Mediterranean region, ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas () or Souidas (). It is an ...

lists four works of his: * Βίοι Ἐνδόξων ''Vii Endoxon'' – Famous Lives * Φιλοσόφων Διαδοχαί ''Filosofon Diadoche'' –

Successions of Philosophers Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Governance and politics *Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...

* Βίος Ἑλλάδος ''Vios Ellados'' – Life of Greece, in 4 books * Περὶ Ῥόδου ''Peri Rodou'' – On Rhodes However, the Suda expresses doubt about whether the third book is his, and also credits Jason of Argos as having written a ''Life of Greece'' in 4 books.Suda, ''Jason'' ι 53

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