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Expanding Accessibility of Epicurean Texts

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This subforum is devoted to discussion and group collaboration to make Epicurean texts more accessible in modern English and other languages
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Personal Epicurean Knowledge Base Using Text (Markdown) Files
Cassius February 17, 2022 at 2:36 AM
Lucretius - Essential and most important texts
Cassius January 27, 2020 at 3:54 PM

Translation Issues (General)

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Cassius March 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Cassius August 30, 2023 at 7:14 AM
Gassendi
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Key Greek and Latin Words

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The Meaning of the Greek Word "Aponia"
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Epicurus - Letters And Works

The key surviving documents from Epicurus himself, including the Letter to Herodotus, the Letter to Pythocles, the letter to Menoeceus, the Principal Doctrines, and the "Vatican" List of Sayings.

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The Letter to Herodotus
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The Letter to Herodotus - Translation By Cyril Bailey
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The Letter to Pythocles
Cassius May 1, 2019 at 9:12 PM

The Letter to Menoeceus

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On Nature

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Epicurus, On Nature, Book 34, P.Herc. 1431, col. 16
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** The Vatican List Of Sayings Of Epicurus **

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PD33 - Alternate Translations
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PD32 - Alternate Translations
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Presenting the Principal Doctrines in Narrative Form
Don June 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM

Epicurus - The "Vatican List" of Sayings

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** The Vatican List Of Sayings Of Epicurus **

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VS80 - Thread Starter
Cassius July 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
VS79 - Thread Starter
Cassius July 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM

General Aspects Applicable To All "Vatican Sayings"

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Vatican Sayings – Brief Study Guide
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Diogenes Laertius - Biography of Epicurus And Summary of Doctrines

Diogenes Laertius (General)

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Best Recent Version of Diogenes Laertius?
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The Biography and Will of Epicurus

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Discussion of the Biography and Last Will of Epicurus
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The Biography of Epicurus By Diogenes Laertius
Don November 1, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Diogenes Laertius Biography of Epicurus Loeb Edition
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The Sayings As To The Wise Man (from Diogenes Laertius)

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Discussions of each of the sayings recorded by Diogenes Laertius as those regarding the "Wise Man"
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The Sayings As To The Wise Man
Kalosyni August 19, 2023 at 9:11 PM
"Wise Man" Saying as to Rejoicing At the Misfortune of Another
Don July 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Lucretius - On The Nature of Things

Discussion of the great poem of Epicurean Literature "De Rerum Natura"

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Best Lucretius translation?
Eikadistes July 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Lucretius PDF Reference Edition

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Lucretius - Epicureanfriends.com Reference Edition - Version 01 - 01/11/20
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Lucretius EpicureanFriends PDF Reference Edition - General Comments
Cassius October 7, 2019 at 12:35 PM

Versions of the Text of Lucretius

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Favorite Translation of Lucretius
Cassius June 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Lucretius - Side-By-Side English and Latin Versions
Cassius March 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM

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Book 1

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"Pleasure" and the opening line of Lucretius
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The blazing battlements of the world
Cassius July 17, 2021 at 7:32 PM

Book 2

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"Each creature knows its own kind, no less than men, and so unite together."
Cassius September 16, 2019 at 8:55 PM
Four Translations of A Key Selection from Lucretius - Gods Did Not Design the World for Men, and Pleasure is the Guide of Life
Cassius June 30, 2018 at 9:55 AM

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The Nature of the Mind, the Spirit, and Death
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Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius??
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The Vessel Analogy At The Opening of Lucretius Book Six
Don September 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Thoughts On What Lucretius Might Have Considered For The Ending of Book Six - A Comparison Chart of Thucydides and Lucretius
Joshua January 15, 2023 at 9:17 PM

De Rerum Natura - Major Topic Categories

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Lucretius on Pleasure

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Article: "Lucretian Pleasures" by Sedley
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The Swerve of the Atom

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Reconciliations To Death

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Article on Lucretius and "Death is Nothing to Us"
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On Romantic Love And Marriage

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Use and Misuse of "Images" and "Fantastic Impressions"
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The Plague of Athens

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Ovid and the Classical Plague Narrative Tradition by Jonathan M. Entwisle
Cassius April 1, 2022 at 7:47 PM

Language, Words, and Concepts

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Language, Word, and Concepts
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Lucretius On The Development of Language
Joshua October 25, 2019 at 1:49 PM

Diogenes of Oinoanda

The Inscription of Diogenes of Oinoanda

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New Article on the Inscription (And the "Bitter Gift" Misattribution)
Don June 18, 2023 at 12:11 AM
The "Shout" Passage
Cassius May 19, 2022 at 8:52 PM

Philodemus - Texts and Fragments

Links and Information from Philodemus including from the scrolls found at the Villa de Papyri in Herculaneum.

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Philodemus on the Therapy of Vice - Tsouna Article
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Against Heracleodorus
Don February 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Philodemus - On / Against _??_ (In Which The "Tetrapharmakon" Appears)

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The Herculaneum scroll of incomplete title in which the "Tetrapharmakon" appears, often referred to by Papyrus Number ( "P.Herc 1005") or by the surviving partial title in Greek "Pros Tous..."
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Another Tetrapharmakos Video Discussion
Titus June 3, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The Tetrapharmakon - Sound Epicurean Doctrine, or Oversimplification?
Cassius February 26, 2022 at 5:00 AM

Philodemus On Anger

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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources
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Reasonings on Anger
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Philodemus On Death

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Philodemus On Frank Criticism

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Philodemus Discussion on Frank Speech
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Philodemus On Methods of Inference

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"On Methods of Inference": Notes For Review And Discussion (Including David Sedley Article: "On Signs")
Cassius March 8, 2024 at 8:12 AM
"On Methods of Inference" - Best Source for the Text And Getting Started
Bryan December 14, 2023 at 10:08 AM

Philodemus On Property Management

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The Neglect of Metrodorus’ Economics
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Reasonings
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Philodemus On Piety

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Good article about Philodemus' On Piety Scroll
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The "Third Way" Proposed by Ilkka Vuoristo and Hiram Crespo
Hiram May 18, 2015 at 11:31 AM

Philodemus On Poems

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Introduction---Joshua's Notes on "The Good Poem According to Philodemus", by Michael McOsker
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Philodemus On Rhetoric

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"Democracy, the worst form of government."
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Reasonings About Philodemus’ Rhetorica
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Cicero's Philosophical Works

On Ends

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High-Quality Narration of: Cicero - On the Ends of Good and Evil
Don June 23, 2024 at 2:11 AM
On Ends Torquatus Section Discussion
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On The Nature Of The Gods

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Youtube Video Discussing Cicero's "On The Nature of The Gods" (Classical Wisdom Podcast)
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Cross-Reference to Lucretius Today Podcast Discussion of "On The Nature Of The Gods"
Cassius May 31, 2024 at 9:29 AM

Tusculun Disputations

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Planning for Discussion of "Tusculan Disputations" (Lucretius Today Podcast)
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On Fate

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Academic Questions

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Planning for Discussion of "Academic Questions" (Lucretius Today Podcast)
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A Ciceronian Witticism Referencing Epicurus
Little Rocker May 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM

"Unsolved Mysteries" of Epicurean History

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Authorship of the 1743 Prose Translation of Lucretius
Cassius July 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Lucretius Rings - Where Are They Now / What Do They Show?
Cassius June 23, 2024 at 1:25 PM

Other Collections - "The Suda" and "The Greek Anthology"

The Suda

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Sources for Information About Epicurus In The Suda
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"The Greek Anthology"

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Epigram on the Twentieth
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Epigrams on Atomism
Cassius December 11, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Herculaneum Scrolls

Herculaneum Text Research

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New Article in 'Nature' - April 23rd, 2025
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PBS: The Herculaneum scrolls
Cassius October 23, 2024 at 12:48 PM

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Misc. General

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The Garland of Tranquility and a Reposed Life
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Horace

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Meaning behind Horace's Quote
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Lucian of Samosata - General

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Lucian of Samosata in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum
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Epub Version of Lucian's Dialogues That Focus on Epicurus
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Alexander the Oracle Monger

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Lucian: Alexander, The Oracle-Monger
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Hermotimus

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Lucian: Hermotimus, The Rival Philosophies
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The True History

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Gassendi Transcription

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Place for discussion of the transcription and use of Gassendi's Synopsis of Epicureanism contained in Book Three of Thomas Stanley's "History of Philosophy"
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Usener Collection Of References To Epicurus

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