Category Archives: Epictetus
EPICTETUS
(c. 55-c. 135)
from Discourses:
How from the Doctrine of Our Relationship to God We Are to Deduce Its Consequences
How We Should Bear Illness
Of Freedom
Born in Hierapolis, Phrygia (modern Turkey) to a slave woman, Epictetus was himself a slave during his childhood and adolescence. He was lame, according to Origen’s account, from injuries caused by his master Epaphroditus’s twisting his leg until he … Continue reading
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