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Epictetus
A man whose body could be beaten, sold, or maimed. Yet his mind, he claimed, could remain untouched. In a world obsessed with status, Epictetus found the seat of freedom where no master could reach.What gave a slave—of all people—the authority to speak about liberty? To understand Epictetus, you have to travel back to the Roman empire, where power shaped every detail of life. He was born in Hierapolis, in the eastern provinces, grew up enslaved, and moved through the great cities of Rome and Nicopolis. The empire was vast, but movement did not mean equality. Slavery was everywhere. Freedmen…
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