This month the 20th falls on a Sunday, and we are holding the Twentieth at a special time:
-- 1pm EDT (USA) --
This time should hopefully help make it easier for members in Europe and other places to attend -- This meeting is open to all forum members. (In November we will go back to our usual meeting time).
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Background: The Twentieth as a commemoration and assembly date was established by the ancient Epicureans in memory of Epicurus and Metrodorus.
From the will of Epicurus in Diogenes Laertius:
"The income of the property left by me to Amynomachus and Timocrates shall be divided by them as far as possible, with the advice of Hermarchus, for the offerings in honor of my father and mother and brothers, and for the customary celebration of my birthday every year on the tenth of Gamelion, and likewise for the assembly of my disciples which takes place on the twentieth of each month, having been established in recollection of myself and Metrodorus. Let them also keep the day of my brothers in Poseideon and the day of Polyaenus in Metageitmon, as I have done myself."
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October 20th Agenda:
- Welcome
- Short reading in commemoration of Epicurus and Metrodorus
- Short biography of this month's notable Epicureans: Titus Lucretius Carus and Rabirius and Catius Insuber
- Open discussion on Epicurean philosophy and popular forum threads, current topics on the forum, the podcast, Epicurean musings and projects, etc.
- Closing comments
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Anyone who has attended the 20th in the past, will automatically be added to the private Zoom link conversation.
For anyone else, please let us know here in this thread or by private conversation, so that we can get the link to you.
