Athenodorus and his unwanted guest
A powerful lesson from the Stoics
Hello comrades. 'Tis the season, so I wanted to recount a story I’ve read at this time of year, many times. The story of Athenodorus Cananites and the man in chains is a famous anecdote that dates back to ancient Greece and has been recounted by various writers over the centuries, originally by Pliny the Younger.
As the story goes, A…
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