. . . . "Ancient Greek philosopher" . . . . "0135Z"^^ . . "Epictetus (/\u02CC\u025Bp\u026Ak\u02C8ti\u02D0t\u0259s/; Greek: \u1F18\u03C0\u03AF\u03BA\u03C4\u03B7\u03C4\u03BF\u03C2; A.D. c. 55 \u2013 135) was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in north-western Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses.Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline."@en . . . . . . . . . . "0055Z"^^ . . "Epictetus"@en . . . . .