Historical Places, Events, & Ancient Culture

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Places of Interest to Epicurean History

Discussion of Places of Interest To Epicurean History and Philosophy

General Ancient Sites and Locations

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Digital Model of Ancient Rome with Bernard Frischer
Cassius November 15, 2023 at 2:44 PM
The Temple of Venus Genetrix
Cassius August 29, 2023 at 10:06 AM

Samos, Greece

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Online Travel Videos of Samos
Kalosyni June 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM

Athens Greece

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The Oath of the Ephebes
Joshua March 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Travel Video - Ancient Acropolis and Agora
Kalosyni April 20, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Oinoanda and Other Epicurean Sites in Asia Minor

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Video on the Inscription - "A Gigantic Jigsaw Puzzle"
Cassius July 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Herculaneum and Villa de Papyri (Physical Location)

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A Video on the Preservation of Wood at Herculaneum
Don October 22, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Scroll Development Relating to Plato's Grave (Related to the Recent AI Work?)
Joshua April 25, 2024 at 10:10 AM

Pompeii General

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Pompeii Then and Now
kochiekoch May 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reopening of "House of the Bicentenary"
Godfrey June 5, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Historical Events

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"The Darkening Age: Christian Destruction of the Classical World" - By Catherine Nixey (2018)
Cassius June 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire" - Edward Gibbon (1776)
Cassius June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM

Culture & Customs

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Telling Time in Ancient Greece and Rome
Don May 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Epicurean Communities of the Ancient World
Eikadistes April 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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