Definition:
Epictetus was born a slave, in Hierapolis, Phrygia [see Phrygia on map], in Asia Minor, but came to Rome. Eventually he won his freedom from his crippling, abusive master and left Rome because of Domitian's edict against philosophers. The date of this edict (89) is the only firm date we have for Epictetus.
Epictetus taught Stoic philosophy. One of his students, Arrian, recorded what Epictetus had taught in his Discourses.
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