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    A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
    A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
    A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
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    A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion

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    Release dateJan 1, 1989
    A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
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    George Long

    George Long (1800–1879) was a British classical scholar. He held professorships in Greek and Latin at the University of London and the University of Virginia. His translation of Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius was published in 1862 and is considered the gold standard of Aurelius translations.

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