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Epictetus (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ k ˈ t iː t ə s /, EH-pick-TEE-təss; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. [4] [5] He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present-day Pamukkale, in western Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he spent the rest of his life.
The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus (Ancient Greek: Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou) is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.
The Discourses of Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπικτήτου διατριβαί, Epiktētou diatribai) are a series of informal lectures by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus written down by his pupil Arrian around 108 AD. Four books out of an original eight are still extant.
Elizabeth Carter (pen name Eliza; 16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist.As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu, [1] she earned respect for the first English translation of the 2nd-century Discourses of Epictetus. [2]
The Art of Biography in Antiquity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press. Kindstrand, Jan Frederik. 1986. "Diogenes Laertius and the Chreia Tradition." Elenchos 7:217–234. Long, Anthony A. 2006. "Diogenes Laertius, Life of Arcesilaus." In From Epicurus to Epictetus: Studies in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy. Edited by Anthony A. Long, 96–114.
The Historia Augusta reports (Hadrian 1.16.10) that Hadrian was an admirer of Epictetus. [3] Epictetus was the most famous Stoic philosopher of the early second century. The writer Arrian had been a pupil of Epictetus at his school in Nicopolis and recorded his lectures in a famous series of Discourses. [4]
Epictetus. A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2002) From Epicurus to Epictetus: Studies in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2006) Greek Models of Mind and Self (Harvard University Press, 2015) translated into Chinese (2015), Italian (2016), Greek (2019)
George Long (4 November 1800 – 10 August 1879) was an English writer and classical scholar. [1] He is best known for his books Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (1862) and Discourses of Epictetus (1877).