Piraeus

Journey waypoint in Eastern Mediterranean, Greece. Part of Greece.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
The Daily Stoic	Ryan Holiday	turning point	Zeno, a merchant before he was a philosopher, was shipwrecked on a voyage from Phoenicia to Peiraeus and lost his cargo.

The Daily Stoic — Ryan Holiday (2016)

Source: The Daily Stoic · Readwise highlight

On a voyage between Phoenicia and Peiraeus, his ship sank along with its cargo. Zeno ended up in Athens, and while visiting a bookstore he was introduced to the philosophy of Socrates and, later, an Athenian philosopher named Crates.

• Role: turning point
• In the book: Zeno, a merchant before he was a philosopher, was shipwrecked on a voyage from Phoenicia to Peiraeus and lost his cargo. He ended up in Athens and in a bookstore met the philosophy of Socrates, then Crates. These meetings changed his life and led to Stoicism.
• Why it matters: The shipwreck and the Athens bookstore are the origin story of Stoicism, so the place is the turning point of the entry. Without Athens, there is no school.