From its founding , Stoic doctrine was popular with a following in Roman Greece and throughout the Roman Empire -- including the Emperor Marcus Aurelius -- until the closing of all pagan philosophy schools in 529 AD by order of the Emperor Justinian I , who perceived them as being at odds with Christian faith .
Stoic doctrine was popular in Greece and the Roman Empire from its founding until all the schools of philosophy were ordered closed in 529 AD by the Emperor Justinian I , who perceived their pagan character to be at odds with his Christian faith .