Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greekspeaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia , and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion.

Epictetus was born c. 55 A.D., presumably at Hierapolis, Phrygia. The name his parents gave him is unknown the word epktetos in Greek simply means gained or acquired the Greek philosopher Plato, in his Laws, uses the term as property added to ones hereditary property. He spent his youth as a slave in Rome to Epaphroditos, a wealthy freedman and secretary to Nero.

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