The Role of Lipsius in the Development of Stoicism

Stoicism then spreads through philosophy in the decades after elipsius. In france, there's another figure, often referred to as a neo stoic, who translates epictetus into french and writes a couple of handbooks. Someone like leibnitz very sted in questions about fate and providence in the theodocy. He reads lipsius handbook and draws on them as his source of inspiration. And i mean right through to the eighteenth century, nlipsis works are still being cited as standard points of reference.