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en-wikipedia-org-2670		Stoic Opposition - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2529	294	67	The concept of a "Stoic opposition" dates back to the 19th century and the work of Gaston Boissier.[2] He proposed the theory that the opposition to the emperors in the 1st century was predominantly led by Stoics who opposed the arbitrary use of power in favour of a coherent philosophical rule.[2] The opposition began under Nero, and continued under the Flavian emperors, primarily Vespasian and Domitian, provoking the trials of Stoic senators and the expulsions of philosophers from Rome.[3] This idea was elaborated upon and extended in the 20th century by writers drawing on the textual evidence showing how Stoic doctrines were regarded as politically suspicious throughout this period.[3] Another Stoic follower of Musonius Rufus, Barea Soranus (a distant relative of later Emperor Marcus Aurelius), was also put on trial in 65 or 66.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2670.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2670.txt