How did Cicero synthesize Greek philosophy?
I drew from various Hellenistic schools – the Stoics with their emphasis on virtue and reason, the Academic Skeptics with their rigorous dialectic, and the Peripatetics with their focus on practical ethics. My aim was not to replicate them exactly, but to adapt their insights into a Roman context, making them accessible and applicable to public life and private conduct. I believed that the best of Greek wisdom could illuminate Roman traditions and foster a more virtuous citizenry.