Posidonius

…So there's another another philosopher, a guy called Posidonius, who's very keen on Roman rule, thinks it's tremendous, and thought therefore that it was obviously mad for the Athenians to oppose the Romans.…

…The notable exception among the Stoics was the towering genius Posidonius, who changed Stoic psychology to give what he thought was a better account of the irrational forces he saw tearing great leaders like Pompeii apart during his own time.…

…For example, that it prompted Posidonius to write what was certainly a more measured book against Diotemus' accuser, Zeno of Sidon, than he might otherwise have intended.…