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Epaphroditus (freedman of Nero) Funerary inscription for Epaphroditos, Museo Epigrafico, Rome. Tiberius Claudius Epaphroditus or Epaphroditos ( Greek: Ἐπαφρόδιτος; born c. 20–25 – died c. 95), was a freedman and secretary of the Roman Emperor Nero. He was later executed by Domitian for failing to prevent Nero's suicide.
Epictetus (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ k ˈ t iː t ə s /, EH-pick-TEE-təss; 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.
Undoubtedly the best known Epaphroditus, though perhaps not the most charming, was one of the freedman intimates of Nero.4 Towards the end of Nero's reign, he played a key role in the detection of the Pisonian conspiracy in A.D. 655 and, in the company of such unlovely characters as Phaon and Sporus, was with Nero on his last journey in 68.
Epaphroditus immediately reported it to the emperor and the conspirators were arrested. In this context, the Roman historian Tacitus calls Epaphroditus "Nero's freedman", which does not exclude the possibility that he had not obtained the office of a libellis yet, and reached this position as a reward for saving the emperor's life. On the other ...
Sep 17, 2021 · He is depicted as a young man dressed in a purple garment, holding what appears to be a scroll. That is not the impression I get from the book of Philippians. Epaphroditus was a veteran, a battle tested soldier, who gambled his life for the sake of the gospel. Philippians 2:25-30 ; 4:18. Yet I consider it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus ...
Nov 11, 2023 · He spent his youth in Rome as a slave to Epaphroditus, a wealthy freedman and secretary to Nero. In 68, Epaphroditus assisted Nero in committing suicide (since Nero could not bring himself to ...
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Epaphroditus (Greek: Ἐπαφρόδιτος) is a New Testament figure appearing as an envoy of the Philippian church to assist the Apostle Paul (Philippians 2:25-30). He is regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church , first Bishop of Philippi , and of Andriaca (there are at least two ancient towns called Andriaca, one in Thrace and one in Asia Minor ), and ...
