Facts: - other names: musonius rufus - era: ancient philosophy - death date: as late as 101 ad - region: western philosophy - school tradition: stoicism - birth date: c. 20 ad -- 30 ad - name: gaius musonius rufus - nationality: roman - birth place: volsinii , etruria Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gaius musonius rufus .
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gaius musonius rufus -lrb- -rrb- was a roman stoic philosopher of the 1st century ad .he taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero , as consequence of which he was sent into exile in 65 ad , only returning to rome under galba .he was allowed to stay in rome when vespasian banished all the other philosophers from the city in 71 ad , although he was eventually banished anyway , only returning after vespasian 's death .a collection of extracts from his lectures still survives .he is also remembered for being the teacher of epictetus .