From the other branch of Cynicism that sprang from Diogenes, moreover, little assistance is forthcoming. This branch, represented by the innumerable Cynics of the Hellenistic and Roman world, remained surely more faithful to the external aspects of Diogenes' Cynicism than his Stoic descendants. It maintained alive the spirit of revolt against the 'currency' of late classical times, but lacked the theoretical structure that we suspect was present in Diogenes.
