Epictetus
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern
Eighteenth-century line drawing depicting Epictetus with his crutch
Hadrian and Epictetus are depicted in a fifteenth-century manuscript, Bodleian library
Enchiridion of Epictetus
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The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus. Although the content is mostly derived
Epictetus
…they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion. They influenced many later thinkers, including Marcus Aurelius, Rabelais, Pascal, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Samuel Johnson. Having described himself…
Chapter 1 of the Enchiridion of Epictetus from a 1683 edition in Greek and Latin
Latin translation by Angelo Poliziano (Basel 1554)