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The EpicureanFriends Files section is where our Level 3 and above participants store longer documents created offsite which are of special interest to the study of Epicurus. You can use the "Categories" box on the right to find specific sections of the library.

  1. Diogenes Laertius Book X - Core Texts of Epicurus - Three Public Domain Versions In One PDF - By Tau Phi

    • Cassius
    • September 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
    Tau Phi's Edition of The Yonge, Bailey, and Hicks Translations of core parts of Diogenes Laertius Book X. The PDF is bookmarked with direct links to the letters of Epicurus and to the Principal Doctrines.
    • Like 1
    • 2.8k Downloads

  2. The Life of Epíkouros

    • Eikadistes
    • May 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
    This is my personal translation of Diogénēs Laértious' historical biography The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 10: The Life of Epíkouros. This is an evolving project. I will continue making edits on twentiers.com/biography.
    • Thanks 2
    • 7 Downloads

  3. KURIAI DOXAI, a Compilation of Translations by Nathan H. Bartman (2021)

    • Eikadistes
    • May 3, 2024 at 11:14 PM
    This compilation contains 150 years worth of English translations of the "Key Doctrines" of Epicurus.
    • Like 1
    • 131 Downloads

  4. Epicurus's Letter to Menoikeus - A New Translation with Commentary

    • Don
    • July 19, 2023 at 11:25 PM
    An in-depth translation and commentary of Epicurus's Letter to Menoikeus.
    • Love 2
    • 137 Downloads

  5. Where was the Garden of Epicurus? The Evidence from the Ancient Sources and Archaeology

    • Don
    • April 19, 2023 at 11:10 PM
    While we will probably never know the exact location of Epicurus’s Garden in ancient Athens, we can take a number of educated guesses.
    • Like 1
    • 1.1k Downloads

  6. Epicurean Philosophers by Nathan H. Bartman

    • Eikadistes
    • March 6, 2022 at 6:04 PM
    A definitive list of our Epicurean friends throughout history. (For the latest updates: https://twentiers.com/2024/05/26/timeline/)
    • Thanks 3
    • 275 Downloads

  7. Tyndal - Address at Belfast

    • Cassius
    • November 1, 2021 at 8:05 PM
    TXT version of file for cleanup for use in text-to-speech engines
    • 0 Downloads

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