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Epictetus

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Epictetus (, EH-pick-TEE-təss; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Epictetus is the 62nd most popular philosopher (down from 59th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Epictetus is most famous for his teachings on Stoicism, which he learned from the teachings of the Greek philosopher, Zeno. He was born a slave, but was freed by his master, Epaphroditus. He taught philosophy in Rome and wrote many books on Stoicism.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Epictetus ranks 62 out of 1,267. Before him are Henri Bergson, Plotinus, Karl Popper, Ramakrishna, Zeno of Elea, and Zhuang Zhou. After him are Thomas More, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Zhu Xi, Antonio Gramsci, Zeno of Citium, and Xenophanes.

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Among people born in 50, Epictetus ranks 2. Before him is Judas Iscariot. After him are Juvenal, Apollodorus of Damascus, Salome, Zacchaeus, Simon bar Kokhba, Rabbi Akiva, Simon Magus, Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, and Phoebe. Among people deceased in 135, Epictetus ranks 1. After him are Simon bar Kokhba, and Theon of Smyrna.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Epictetus ranks 45 out of 1,347. Before him are Luke the Evangelist (31), Mehmed IV (1642), Saint Timothy (17), Mehmed I (1386), Mimar Sinan (1490), and Mihrimah Sultan (1522). After him are Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), and Xenophanes (-570).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Epictetus ranks 6. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), and Anaxagoras (-500). After him are Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).

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