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  • Kalosyni July 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM

    Reacted with Love to TauPhi’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
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    This is going to be a longer post, so here's a brief summary of what this is about:

    The attached PDF contains 100 fragments related to Metrodorus' life and works. The document includes both ancient testimonia and extant fragments. It's divided into two…

  • Kalosyni July 22, 2026 at 7:56 PM

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    From Tau Phi's collection of works of Metrodorus:

    PHILODEMUS, On Anger, col. XLV [7]

    In fact, Epicurus makes clear in his First Appellations both that the sage “will experience rage” and (will experience it) “in moderation,” and Metrodorus, if he…

  • Kalosyni July 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM

    Reacted with Like to Godfrey’s post in the thread July 20, 2026.
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    Happy Twentieth to all!

  • Martin July 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM

    Reacted with Like to Aristos’s post in the thread Welcome Aristos!.
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    Since I am still unable to participate fully in the forum, I wanted to share a piece of secondary literature that I recently came across and have been actively reading these days. The author is Ivan Nišavić, a local scholar from my region, and the work…

  • kochiekoch July 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM

    Reacted with Like to Cassius’s post in the thread Welcome Aristos!.
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    Aristos tells us this:

    I'm from Serbia, and I'm 30 years old. I'm a food technology engineer by profession, with a wide range of interests and hobbies related to cooking, beverages, metalworking, 3D printing, and many other pursuits.

    I've been studying…

  • Aristos July 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM

    Replied to the thread Welcome Aristos!.
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    Since I am still unable to participate fully in the forum, I wanted to share a piece of secondary literature that I recently came across and have been actively reading these days. The author is Ivan Nišavić, a local scholar from my region, and the work…

  • Bryan July 22, 2026 at 12:51 PM

    Reacted with Love to Aristos’s post in the thread Welcome Aristos!.
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    Hi everyone,

    Im looking forward to fruitful discussions, and I promise to participate as much as my time and responsibilities allow.

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  • Pacatus July 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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    From Tau Phi's collection of works of Metrodorus:

    PHILODEMUS, On Anger, col. XLV [7]

    In fact, Epicurus makes clear in his First Appellations both that the sage “will experience rage” and (will experience it) “in moderation,” and Metrodorus, if he…

  • Godfrey July 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM

    Reacted with Thanks to TauPhi’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
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    This is going to be a longer post, so here's a brief summary of what this is about:

    The attached PDF contains 100 fragments related to Metrodorus' life and works. The document includes both ancient testimonia and extant fragments. It's divided into two…

  • Cassius July 22, 2026 at 10:58 AM

    Reacted with Like to TauPhi’s post in the thread Metrodorus project.
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    […]

    It's not. Please compare:
    https://archive.org/details/plutar…2up?q=dehorting

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    I can't answer this conclusively. Here's what Parente has to say about this fragment:

    It's the Sent. Vat. LI, clarified as a letter by the papyrus discovery; see VOGLIANO,…

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