Jason of Nysa
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jason of Nysa was a Stoic philosopher, the son of Menecrates, and, on his mother's side, grandson of Posidonius, of whom he was also the disciple and successor at the Stoic school at Rhodes. He therefore flourished after the middle of the 1st century BC. The Suda lists four works of his:Βίοι Ἐνδόξων Vii Endoxon – Famous LivesΦιλοσόφων Διαδοχαί Filosofon Diadoche – Successions of PhilosophersΒίος Ἑλλάδος Vios Ellados – Life of Greece, in 4 booksΠερὶ Ῥόδου Peri Rodou – On RhodesHowever, 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.
