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Anytus
Accuser of Socrates, used as an example of injustice.
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First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Anytus shows up with force in On Constancy (Or Firmness). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced alongside Melitus as one of Socrates' accusers; Epictetus quotes Socrates saying they can kill but not hurt him.
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In On Constancy (Or Firmness): Referenced alongside Melitus as one of Socrates' accusers; Epictetus quotes Socrates saying they can kill but not hurt him. Later, in Book II: Referenced as one of Socrates' accusers in…
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- Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
- Philosophers and rulers
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- On Constancy (Or Firmness)
- Book II
- Of Tranquillity (Freedom from Perturbation)
- How Magnanimity Is Consistent with Care
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