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Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135)

This article is about the philosopher. For the vase painter, see Epiktetos.

Not to be confused with Epicurus.

Epictetus (, EH-pick-TEE-təss;^[3]Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c.

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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.

Epictetus studied Stoic philosophy under Musonius Rufus and after manumission, his formal emancipation from slavery, he began to teach philosophy. Subject to the banishment of all philosophers from Rome by Emperor Domitian toward the end of the first century, Epictetus founded a school of philosophy in Nicopolis.

Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not simply a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are beyo