▁with ▁which ▁his ▁servants ▁ro bb ed ▁him ▁without ▁being ▁detected , ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁no ▁reli ance ▁could ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁sens es . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁Ar ces il aus , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁head ▁( sch ol arch ) ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 2 4 1 ▁BC , ▁over ▁which ▁he ▁pres ided ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁years . ▁The ▁place ▁where ▁his ▁instructions ▁were ▁delivered ▁was ▁a ▁garden , ▁named ▁the ▁L acy de um ▁( ), ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Att alus ▁I ▁of ▁Per g am on . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 1 6 / 5 ▁BC , ▁because ▁of ▁ill - he alth , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁the ▁Academy ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁council ▁led ▁by ▁Ev ander ▁and ▁Tele cles , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁him ▁to ▁joint ly ▁run ▁the ▁Academy ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 6 / 5 ▁BC . ▁According ▁to ▁Di ogen es ▁La ë r ti us ▁he ▁died ▁from ▁excess ive ▁drink ing , ▁but ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁dis cred ited ▁by ▁the ▁e ul ogy ▁of ▁E use b ius ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁all ▁things ▁moder ate . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁In ▁his ▁philosoph ical ▁views ▁he ▁followed ▁Ar ces il aus ▁closely . ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁treat ises , ▁including ▁one ▁entitled ▁On ▁Nature , ▁but ▁nothing ▁surv ives .