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ADMIN EDIT: The most recent version of this calendar is now at the link below. Please use this current thread you are reading for discussion and suggestions which will be incorporated into the final version at the link below: Memorial Calendar of Leading Epicureans It has been suggested that we come up with a plan to include in our regular 20th meetings a section devoted to remembering (1) Epicurus and Metrodorus, as per the instructions of Epicurus will, plus (2) that each month we make note of…

Don I started off that way and agree with the sentiment but do we know much of anything about any of these except the first three? I am currently toying with the idea that it makes the most sense to pick 24 (two per month) about which something relatively substantive can be said so that we start to make people aware of a top tier list first, then also add the lesser known names even if we know only a little about them. So if we do Epicurus and Metrodorus as specified, and add two more per month,…

Excellent suggestions all both as to content and timing! That's exactly the way we need to put this together, with a list of 24 annotated to give us something to say about them, then we add a unique one as we go.