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# When did Epictetus live?
He lived c. 50–135 CE.
# Is CE the same as AD?
Yes. CE (Common Era) corresponds exactly to AD (Anno Domini). They use the same year numbering.
# What did Epictetus think of Jesus?
There’s no evidence Epictetus ever mentioned Jesus.
Stoic writers of the 1st–2nd century typically didn’t comment on early Christianity unless they were historians or critics of new religious movements. Epictetus simply never brings Jesus or Christians up in Discourses or Enchiridion.
# Who was his teacher?
His primary teacher was Musonius Rufus, a well-known Roman Stoic.
# Was Rufus the first Stoic?
No. Stoicism began in the 3rd century BCE with Zeno of Citium.
Musonius Rufus lived in the 1st century CE, more than 300 years later. He was influential, but not among the founders.

If you want, I can place Musonius Rufus and Epictetus in the broader Stoic timeline.