Herillus

Also known as Erillus of Carthage

Herillus (; also Erillus ; Herillos; fl. 3rd century BC) of Chalcedon (or Carthage), was a Stoic philosopher and a pupil of Zeno of Citium.

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Place of birth: Carthage
Image: Herillus Carthaginensis - Illustrium philosophorum et sapientum effigies ab eorum numistatibus extractae.png

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date of birth: 0280-00-00
floruit: 0250-00-00
significant place: Carthage

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Herillus (; also Erillus ; Herillos; fl. 3rd century BC) of Chalcedon (or Carthage), was a Stoic philosopher and a pupil of Zeno of Citium.

==Philosophy== Herillus differed significantly from Zeno's teachings and held that knowledge (ἑπιστήμη) was the goal (τέλος) of life: Herillus said that the chief good was knowledge; that is to say, always conducting one's self in such a way as to refer everything to the principle of living according to knowledge, and not being misled by ignorance.