Trained in the art of rhetorical argumentation, Melito is believed to have been greatly influenced by two Stoic philosophers in particular, namely, Cleanthes and Poseidonius.
Melito terlatih dalam seni retorika argumentasi, dan diyakini telah sangat dipengaruhi oleh dua filsuf Stoik secara khusus, yaitu Cleanthes dan Poseidonius.