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1715 frontispiece; an imagined later likenessWilliam Sonmans / Michael Burghers · Public domain

Epictetus

Stoic teacher concerned with judgment, choice and how to live with others. His teachings survive through Arrian; the short Enchiridion is a guide into a larger discussion.

Born 50 AD · 189 collected ↗