Epictetus was also a bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in ca. 105 AD.

Epictetus (c.55–c.135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born at Hierapolis, Phrygia, and lived most of his life in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he died. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known - the word epiktetos in Greek simply means "acquired."

Life

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Epictetus spent his youth as a slave in Rome to Epaphroditos, a very wealthy freedman of Nero. Even as a slave, Epictetus used his time productively, studying Stoic Philosophy under Musonius Rufus. He was eventually freed and lived a relatively hard life in ill health in Rome. It is known that he became crippled, yet the exact cause remains in dispute. Some reports claim that his injuries were a result of cruel treatment by his owner, Epaphroditos, while yet other reports claim that Epaphroditos was an ideal master who enthusiastically supported Epictetus' studies. He was exiled along with other philosophers by the emperor Domitian sometime between 89 and 95.

It was Epictetus' exile by Domitian that began what would later come to be the most celebrated part of his life. After his exile, Epictetus traveled to Nicopolis, Greece, where he founded a famed philosophical school. This school was even visited by Hadrian, and its most famous student, Arrian, became a great historian in his own right.

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"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope." - Epictetus #quote [pic] http://ff.im/cQ09o
richstep51 (Richard Stephenson) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:49:41 -0000
"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope." - Epictetus #quote [pic] http://ff.im/cQ09o
"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." Epictetus
PeopleStringPro (Dale Werner) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:09:15 -0000
"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." Epictetus
RT @utbrown: Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. --Epictetus #quote
lorrhans (Lorraine) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:59:16 -0000
RT @utbrown: Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. --Epictetus #quote
“Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.” Epictetus
RecessionInfo (Max Alter) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:52:04 -0000
“Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.” Epictetus
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. --Epictetus #quote
utbrown (Stacie) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:49:58 -0000
Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. --Epictetus #quote
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. ~ Epictetus
drsedehi (Dr.sedehi) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:34:39 -0000
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. ~ Epictetus

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