THE LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY

FOUNDED BY JAMES LOEB, DOCTOR OF LAWS

LL.D. stands for Legum Doctor, a high-level doctorate in laws.

EDITED BY

† T. E. PAGE, COMPANION OF HONOUR, DOCTOR OF LETTERS

C.H. and Litt.D. are prestigious British honors and academic titles.

† E. CAPPS, DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DOCTOR OF LAWS † W. H. D. ROUSE, DOCTOR OF LETTERS

L. A. POST, MASTER OF ARTS E. H. WARMINGTON, MASTER OF ARTS, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EPICTETUS

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher who was born a slave and later taught that philosophy is a way of life, not just a theoretical discipline.