The Impact of Stoicism on Ancient Culture

There is a widespread assumption or belief that the Roman legal system was deeply influenced by stoicism. It used to be thought quite widely, especially 19th century scholars working from backgrounds of Hegelian idealism,. But we can't really say that any particular ideas in Roman jurist's prudential texts definitely come from stoic principles or neoplatonic principles. I'm thinking of things like ideas about natural reason, about natural law. The Roman jurists refer to as the Eus Gentium, the idea that there are certain types of law which are shared by all peoples across the globe.