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Epictetus
Greek Stoic philosopher of the first and second centuries AD, formerly enslaved in Rome
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Epictetus (circa 55-135 ce) taught in Rome until the year 94 ce, when Emperor Domitian banished philosophers from the city. In exile, he established a school of philosophy where his distinguished students included Marcus Aurelius, author of Meditations. Some 1,863 years after Epictetus's death, Tom Wolfe revived his philosophy in the bestselling novel A Man in Full.
Bornc. 50 AD · Hierapolis, Phrygia (present-day Turkey)
Notable works
DiscoursesEnchiridion (Manual for Living)
Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.— Enchiridion, Chapter 5
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