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    2. Telling Time in Ancient Greece and Rome

      • Don
      • May 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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    2. Epicurean Communities of the Ancient World 4

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    2. How much did things cost in the ancient Roman Empire?

      • Don
      • April 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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    2. Ancient Greek/Roman Customs, Culture, Clothing, Historical Events 28

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    4. Kalosyni

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    2. The Myth of Prometheus

      • Joshua
      • March 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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    2. Food and Medicine in the Time of the Epicureans in Ancient Greece and Rome 33

      • Kalosyni
      • February 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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    4. Kalosyni

      February 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM

    2. Roman Dodecahedrons 7

      • Cassius
      • January 29, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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    4. Don

      February 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM

    2. A "Bread and Water" Question 3

      • Cassius
      • September 1, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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      • January 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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      January 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM

    2. Comments on Greek Monetary Units 18

      • Cassius
      • November 30, 2024 at 7:40 AM
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    4. Bryan

      December 9, 2024 at 12:34 AM

    2. Roman Fishponds

      • Cassius
      • November 29, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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    2. Evidence of Survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum 1

      • kochiekoch
      • November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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    4. Don

      November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM

    2. Video: Ancient Greek Society and Religion

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      • October 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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    2. Festivals in Ancient Greece 1

      • Kalosyni
      • September 20, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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    2. Epicureanism During the Middle Ages 2

      • Kalosyni
      • September 13, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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    4. Don

      September 20, 2024 at 6:36 AM

    2. Roman Glass Reconstructions Available 3

      • Cassius
      • September 5, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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      • September 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM
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    4. Bryan

      September 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM

    2. "Kepos" - Greek Mythology and Epicurus' Garden Name 19

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      • May 18, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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      May 18, 2024 at 9:09 AM

    2. Epicurean Food Trivia - Garum? 9

      • Cassius
      • February 23, 2021 at 7:03 AM
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    2. Updated TimeTable of the Epicurean World 25

      • Cassius
      • November 4, 2023 at 3:45 PM
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    2. Roman History 1

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      • September 13, 2023 at 10:20 AM
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    2. Battle of Marathon

      • Joshua
      • September 12, 2023 at 7:24 PM
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    2. Let's Make a List of 1) Major Causes of the Decline of Epicurean Philosophy after Lucretius and 2) The Obstacles to its Revival Through Today 21

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      • August 25, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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    2. Delphic Maxims from an Epicurean Perspective 2

      • Don
      • June 19, 2023 at 12:22 PM
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      June 21, 2023 at 9:03 PM

    2. Quotes that can be epicurean in Ancient Plays 2

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      • June 14, 2023 at 11:24 AM
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      June 14, 2023 at 12:59 PM

    2. Maza Experiment - Successes? and Failures! 7

      • Don
      • September 12, 2022 at 5:06 PM
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    2. Epicurus and the Pleasure of the Stomach 4

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      • August 16, 2022 at 3:02 PM
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    2. Ancient Greek Festivals and Rites 2

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      • April 27, 2022 at 5:27 AM
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    2. Sickness and Health in the Ancient World

      • Don
      • February 20, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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    2. Mythological Discussions - Greek mythology and other myths compared and analyzed 3

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      • January 12, 2019 at 8:48 AM
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    2. What fears does modern science remove, as Epicurean physics did in antiquity? 31

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    2. Porphyry - Letter to Marcella -"Vain Is the Word of the Philosopher..." 17

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    2. Daily life of ancient Epicureans / 21st Century Epicureans 38

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    2. Emily Austin's "LIving For Pleasure" Wins Award. (H/T to Lowri for finding this!)

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