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Cassius
July 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.[…]
DaveT , we do have a partial record of the transmission of Epicureanism from Greece (and Greek) to Rome (and Latin), and much of it comes down to us from Cicero himself. Cicero wanted to cultivate a high Latin literature, and he wished also to… -
Cassius
July 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.Regarding the loss of texts:
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And regarding Epicurean texts specifically, we do have a very telling remark that dates from the 4th century AD. In this letter written by the emperor Julian the Apostate for the purpose of instructing his pagan priests, he… -
Cassius
July 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.We do have two complete manuscripts, Codex Oblongus and Codex Quadratus, as well as the partial Gottorpienses -- all Carolingian and from the 800's.
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Don
July 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.[…]
DaveT , we do have a partial record of the transmission of Epicureanism from Greece (and Greek) to Rome (and Latin), and much of it comes down to us from Cicero himself. Cicero wanted to cultivate a high Latin literature, and he wished also to… -
Don
July 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Joshua’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.Regarding the loss of texts:
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And regarding Epicurean texts specifically, we do have a very telling remark that dates from the 4th century AD. In this letter written by the emperor Julian the Apostate for the purpose of instructing his pagan priests, he… -
Don
July 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Bryan’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.We do have two complete manuscripts, Codex Oblongus and Codex Quadratus, as well as the partial Gottorpienses -- all Carolingian and from the 800's.
Being able to read and write in Greek was a standard part of the education for the whole class of wealthy… -
Patrikios
July 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Raphael Raul’s post in the thread Episode 156 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One.Cassius, when I lived in Paris in the 1980s studying at L'Académie des Beaux, I went to Rome many times and had the opportunity to dig at the Roman Forum with an archaeological expedition through the American Academy in Rome. These and many other… -
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Joshua
July 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM Replied to the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.Post[…]
DaveT , we do have a partial record of the transmission of Epicureanism from Greece (and Greek) to Rome (and Latin), and much of it comes down to us from Cicero himself. Cicero wanted to cultivate a high Latin literature, and he wished also to… -
Bryan
July 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM Reacted withReaction (Post) to Joshua’s post in the thread During the time of Epicurus, who could read well enough to study philosophy?.Regarding the loss of texts:
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And regarding Epicurean texts specifically, we do have a very telling remark that dates from the 4th century AD. In this letter written by the emperor Julian the Apostate for the purpose of instructing his pagan priests, he…
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