The Life And Works of Metrodorus of Lampsacus

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Tau Phi's Collection of the Works of Metrodorus.

The attached PDF contains 100 fragments related to Metrodorus' life and works. The document includes both ancient testimonia and extant fragments. It's divided into two sections: Life and Works. The first one focuses on Metrodorus' biography; the second on his philosophy. Now, here's a detailed description of the project for anyone interested. Margherita Isnardi Parente published a book in Italian called "Epicuro: Opere". This book has never been translated into English. To my knowledge, it contains the most comprehensive collection of fragments related to Metrodorus. I made a list of these fragments and undertook a task of finding as many professional English translations as possible. Out of 100 fragments, I managed to track down 86 translations in 25 different publications. archive.org; twentiers.com; gutenberg.org and en.wikisource.org websites were the most helpful resources. The 16 fragments without professional translation are also included but they are grayed out to indicate machine translation, which can introduce errors and can be of lesser quality. Machine translation was performed on Parente's Italian source material

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