Editing Arcesilaus (section)

==Life==
Arcesilaus was born in [[Pitane (Aeolis)|Pitane]] in [[Aeolis]]. His early education was provided by [[Autolycus of Pitane|Autolycus]] the [[mathematician]], with whom he migrated to [[Sardis]]. Afterwards, he studied [[rhetoric]] in [[Athens]]. He then studied philosophy, becoming a disciple first of [[Theophrastus]] and afterwards of [[Crantor]].<ref>[[Eusebius of Caesarea]]: ''[[Praeparatio Evangelica]]'' VI</ref> He also attended the school of [[Pyrrho]], whose [[Pyrrhonism|philosophy]] he maintained, except in name.<ref>[[Eusebius of Caesarea]], ''[[Praeparatio Evangelica]]'' Chapter VI</ref> He subsequently became intimate with [[Polemon (scholarch)|Polemo]] and [[Crates of Athens]], who made Arcesilaus his successor as [[scholarch]] (head) of the [[Platonic Academy]]. {{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

[[Diogenes Laërtius]] says that, like his successor [[Lacydes]], Arcesilaus died of excessive drinking, but the testimony of others (e.g. [[Cleanthes]], who said that he lived a dutiful life) and his own precepts discredit the story.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Holiday |first1=Ryan |author-link1=Ryan Holiday|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F3zZDwAAQBAJ |title=Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius |last2=Hanselman |first2=Stephen |publisher=Profile |year=2020 |isbn=978-1782835509 |page=21 |language=en}}</ref> He is known to have been much respected by the Athenians.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}