Chrysippus

Chrysippus was an Athenian trader of foreign origin who, attracted by abundance of Athens economic life, was heavily engaged in the town trade for many years.

He established a prosperous trading house with the agents or correspondents at Bosporus in the Crimea. According to his charity activities, his business was more than successful. Namely, along with his business partner he made in two occasions donations to the public treasury in times of famine. Furthermore, they imported more than 10,000 measures of wheat and sold them at a low price in order to relieve public distress.

During his residence in Athens, the records testify that he was never obliged to appear in court either as plaintiffs or defendants which demonstrates the high level of moral and business integrity in the business life of the ancient Greece.