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Look up: Epictetus

  1. Epictetus
    (c.AD 55-135) Greek Stoic philosopher who encouraged people to refrain from self-interest and to promote the common good of humanity. He believed that people were in the hands of an all-wise providence and...
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  2. Epictetus
    noun Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
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  3. Epictetus
    Greek potter and painter who worked in Athens. His work is praised for its care, grace, vitality, delicate line, and fine draftsmanship. He signed ...
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  4. Epictetus
    Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, remembered for the religious tone of his teachings, which commended him to numerous early Christian ... [6 related articles]
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  5. Epictetus
    Epictetus (epiktē'tus) , c.A.D. 50–c.A.D. 138, Phrygian Stoic philosopher. He wrote nothing, but his teachings were set down by his disciple Arrian in the Discourses and the Encheiridion. Epictetus emphasized indifference to external goods and taught that the true good is within ones...
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  6. Epictetus
    (c. 60-110 A.D.) A Stoic philosopher and freed slave, who established his School in Nicopolis, Epirus; his Discourses were published by Arrian, his learned disciple, they contain sharp observations of human behavior and pithy sayings on ethical matters. -- R.B.W.
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  7. Epictetus
    Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born about 60 at Phrygia. He lived for a long time at Rome, where, in his youth, he was a slave. Though nominally a Stoic, he was not interested in Stoicism as an intellectual system; he adopted its terminology and its moral doctrines, but in his disco...
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  8. Epictetus
    Greek Stoic philosopher who encouraged people to refrain from self-interest and to promote the common good of humanity. He believed that people were in the hands of an all-wise providence and that they should endeavour to do their duty in the position to which they were called. Born at Hierapolis in Phrygia, he lived for many years in Rome ...
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  9. Epictetus
    `Epictetus` (Ἐπίκτητος-->; AD 55 â€“ AD 135) was a Ancient Greece|Greek sage and Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until banishment when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus



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/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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