Epicureans Of The Past

Discussion about historical figures who identified themselves as Epicureans or who contributed as uncompromising supporters of the Epicurean School of Philosophy. It is arranged in approximate chronological order.

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Time Lines of Epicurean History

Threads: 3

Posts: 5

Last Posts: New Time Line Of Epicurean History By Twentiers

Cassius August 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM

Additional Timeline Details Needed

Eikadistes September 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Epicurus

Forum for details of the life of Epicurus

Threads: 10

Posts: 216

Last Posts: Lesser known quotes by Epicurus.

wbernys July 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM

Epicurus' Birthday 2023 - (The Most Comprehensive Picture Yet!)

Cassius October 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Metrodorus

Threads: 6

Posts: 27

Last Posts: Quotes of Metrodorus, Polyaenus, and Hermarchus.

Don July 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM

Quotes of Metrodorus.

wbernys July 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM

Hermarchus

Threads: 5

Posts: 28

Last Posts: Hermarchus project

Don July 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Quotes by Hermarchus

wbernys July 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM

Polyaenus

Threads: 4

Posts: 9

Last Posts: Quotes by Polyaenus of Lampsacus.

wbernys July 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM

Polyaenus - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Leontion

Threads: 2

Posts: 13

Last Posts: Leontion (Leontium) - Main Biography

Pacatus March 20, 2024 at 5:23 PM

An Anonymous Epigram from the Greek Anthology

Cassius August 6, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Colotes of Lampsacus

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Colotes - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Polystratus

Threads: 2

Posts: 7

Last Posts: Surviving Quotations From Polystratus

Cassius September 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM

Polystratus - Main Biography

Bryan January 25, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Dionysus of Lamptrai

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Dionysus of Lamptrai - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Timasagorus of Rhodes

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Surviving References To Timasagorus

Cassius September 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM

Apollodorus

Threads: 1

Posts: 3

Last Posts: "Apollodorus of Athens"

Bryan July 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM

Zeno of Sidon

Threads: 4

Posts: 15

Last Posts: Footnote On Zeno

Don September 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM

The Bust of Zeno of Sidon

Joshua June 6, 2024 at 12:14 AM

Philonides of Laodicea

Threads: 2

Posts: 4

Last Posts: Philonides of Laodicea - Main Biography

Bryan April 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Philonides of Laodicea (NewEpicurean blog post)

Cassius September 23, 2020 at 7:45 AM

Antiochus Epiphanes

Threads: 1

Posts: 5

Last Posts: Antiochus Epiphanes - Main Biography

Don December 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM

Diogenes of Oinoanda

Threads: 4

Posts: 10

Last Posts: Fragment 32 -- The "Shouting To All Greeks And Non-Greeks That Virtue Is Not The Goal" Passage

Don September 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM

Diogenes of Oinoanda - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Lucian of Samosata

Threads: 1

Posts: 4

Last Posts: Lucian of Samosata - Main Biography

Bryan March 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Unsolved Questions of Epicurean History

Threads: 5

Posts: 151

Last Posts: Athenian Political Prejudices

Cassius December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Where Is Epicurus In The "School of Athens"?

Eikadistes August 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Lucius Manlius Torquatus

Threads: 2

Posts: 8

Last Posts: Defense of all mental pleasure and pain being based in the body.

Todd May 22, 2026 at 9:22 AM

Lucius Manlius Torquatus - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Titus Pomponius Atticus

Threads: 2

Posts: 4

Last Posts: Death of Titus Pomponius Atticus, 32 BC (Sun, Mar 31st 2024)

Joshua March 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM

Titus Pomponius Atticus - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Siro of Naples

Teacher of Virgil. (also Syro, Siron, or Syron; fl. c. 50 BC) Siro was an Epicurean philosopher who lived in Naples.

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Siro of Naples - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Philodemus of Gadara

Forum for general discussion of Philodemus

Threads: 9

Posts: 33

Last Posts: Tsouna's On Choices and Avoidances

Cassius August 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Article: "Philodemus on the Epicurean Virtue of Megalopsychia: Will the Sage Distain Other People?"

Cassius March 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Lucius Calpurnius Piso

Patron of Philodemus, Owner of the villa of the paypri, and father-in-law of Julius Caesar

Threads: 2

Posts: 2

Last Posts: Lucius Calpurnius Piso - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Lucius Calpurnius Piso

Kalosyni August 20, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Threads: 6

Posts: 18

Last Posts: Cassius Longinus' Letters to and From Cicero

Don May 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM

Gaius Cassius Longinus' Political Actions

DavidN February 8, 2024 at 3:26 AM

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)

Threads: 12

Posts: 39

Last Posts: Horace - Buying Pleasure With Pain is Harmful (????)

Kalosyni August 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Horace's Birthday (December 8)

Don December 8, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Titus Lucretius Carus

This subforum is for discussion of the details of Lucretius' life. Discussion of his "De Rerum Natura" poem has its own section of the forum.

Threads: 2

Posts: 39

Last Posts: Lucretius' Appearance - Research into What He Looked Like

Cassius October 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM

Titus Lucretius Carus - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Rabirius

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Rabirius - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:35 PM

Catius Insuber

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Catius Insuber - Main Biography

Cassius November 20, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Gaius Velleius

Threads: 1

Posts: 4

Last Posts: Gaius Velleius - Main Biography

Joshua November 20, 2023 at 9:24 PM

Demetrius Lacon

Threads: 1

Posts: 19

Last Posts: Demetrius Lacon - Main Biography

Eikadistes January 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Pompeia Plotina

Threads: 3

Posts: 9

Last Posts: Empress Pompeia Plotina - Main Biography

Cassius November 22, 2023 at 7:12 AM

Pictures of Plotina

Cassius October 27, 2020 at 7:26 AM

Leontius and Themista of Lampsacus

Threads: 3

Posts: 21

Last Posts: What is the meaning of "He thinks he preaches to her"?

Bryan September 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM

Leonteus and Themista of Lampsacus - Main Biography

Bryan May 22, 2024 at 1:15 PM

Atticus (Titus Pomponius)

Threads: 2

Posts: 2

Last Posts: Cornelius Nepos' "Life of Atticus"

Cassius September 23, 2020 at 3:51 AM

Article - "Was Atticus An Epicurean?" [Gilbert]

Cassius March 11, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Phaedrus

Threads: 1

Posts: 1

Last Posts: Phaedrus - General Info

Cassius September 22, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Gaius Julius Caesar

Threads: 3

Posts: 8

Last Posts: Caesar The Epicurean? A Matter of Life and Death - Volk 2022

Cassius January 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Epicurean Aspects of The Cataline Conspiracy And "Megalopolis"?

Cassius May 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM

Lorenzo Valla

Threads: 2

Posts: 3

Last Posts: Lorenzo Valla in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum

Joshua March 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM

On Pleasure / On The True and The False Good - Lorenzo Valla

Cassius August 14, 2020 at 2:20 PM

"Celsus"

The quotes are present because there is significant question as to whether the author of "The True Word" was an Epicurean or not. See the Wikipedia article for the possibility that Celsus the friend of Lucian was not the Celsus who wrote "The True Word" - given that the religious positions taken in "The True Word" do not appear consistent with Epicurean religious viewpoints.