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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. Kyria Doxai Comparison

    • Don
    • June 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
    This sheet grew out of the interest to understand Kyriai Doxai (Principal Doctrines) as a text and not a "list."
    • Like 1
    • 164 Downloads

  2. Bread and Water: Debunking the Idea of Epicurean Asceticism - Text and Notes

    • Don
    • January 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
    Did Epicurus advocate for an “ascetic way of life” or not?
    • Like 2
    • 280 Downloads

  3. 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
    • 1.2k Downloads

  4. Epicurus’s Birthday: The 7th, 10th, or 20th of Gamelion - Mystery Solved

    • Don
    • December 26, 2022 at 12:07 AM
    This paper outlines the reasons to accept that Epicurus was born on the 20th day of the month of Gamelion.
    • Love 2
    • 523 Downloads

  5. 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
    • 141 Downloads

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