Monthly Memorial of Leading Epicureans

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  • For purposes of inclusion in our regular 20th meetings, the following is a list of prominent Epicureans with notations of their accomplishments. Each month - in addition to Epicurus and Metrodorus as directed in Epicurus will - we can remember two others so that each year we rotate through the complete list. The goal for each month would be:

    1. To memorialize Epicurus and Metrodorus every month as per the will.
    2. To memorialize two other prominent Epicureans from a list of 24 names that everyone ought to know.
    3. To memorialize one from a list of "lesser-known" Epicureans about whom we may not know much but which we know enough to make for an interesting mention.

    To prepare this we can use Nate's list of "Epicurean Philosophers."

    Full discussion thread for this project.

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    1. MONTHLY MEMORIAL CALENDAR

    Month Primary MONTHLY Honoree Special Mention
    JAN Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Hermarchus
    Polyaenus    		 Lesser Known
    Candidate 1
    FEB Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Polystratus
    Dionysius of Lamptrai    		 Lesser Known
    Obscure 2
    MAR Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Zeno of Sidon
    Colotes of Lampsacus
    APRIL Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Idomeneus of Lampsacus
    Leontion
    MAY Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Antiochus IV Epiphanes
    Diogenes of Oenoanda
    JUNE Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Lucian of Samosata
    Lucius Manlius Torquatus
    JULY Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Titus Pomponius Atticus
    Siro
    AUG Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Lucius Calpurnius Piso
    Philodemus
    SEP Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Gaius Cassius Longinus
    Quintos Horatius Flaccus
    OCT Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Titus Lucretius Carus
    Rabirius
    NOV Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Velleius
    Catius Insuber
    DEC Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Empress Pompeia Plotina

    2. Syllabus of Names:

    1. Epicurus
    2. Metrodorus
    3. Hermarchus
    4. Polyaenus
    5. Polystratus
    6. Dionysius of Lamptrai
    7. Zeno of Sidon
    8. Colotes of Lampsacus

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