Rocky landscape with a body of water and rocks in the foreground

The Roots of Stoicism Stoicism was born in Athens, in the third century to.C., with Zeno of Scythia. Stoic philosophy is based on the idea that the universe is governed by a divine order, e que devemos viver em harmonia com essa ordem. Os primeiros estoicos, as Zeno and Cleantes, emphasized the importance of self-mastery and control of emotions.