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.

    1. MONTHLY MEMORIAL CALENDAR

    Month Primary MONTHLY Honoree Special Mention
    JAN Epicurus [1]
    Metrodorus [2]    		 Hermarchus [3]
    Polyaenus [4]    		 Lesser Known
    Candidate 1 [27]
    FEB Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Polystratus [5]
    Dionysius of Lamptrai [6]    		 Lesser Known
    Obscure 2 [28]
    MAR Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Zeno of Sidon [7]
    Colotes of Lampsacus [8]
    APRIL Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Idomeneus of Lampsacus [9]
    Leontion [10]
    MAY Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Antiochus IV Epiphanes [11]
    Diogenes of Oenoanda [12]
    JUNE Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Lucian of Samosata [13]
    Lucius Manlius Torquatus [14]
    JULY Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Titus Pomponius Atticus [15]
    Siro [16]
    AUG Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Lucius Calpurnius Piso [17]
    Philodemus [18]
    SEP Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Gaius Cassius Longinus [19]
    Quintos Horatius Flaccus [20]
    OCT Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Titus Lucretius Carus [21]
    Rabirius [22]
    NOV Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Velleius [23]
    Catius Insuber [24
    DEC Epicurus
    Metrodorus    		 Empress Pompeia Plotina [25]
    [26]

    2. Syllabus of Names And References

    1. Epicurus
    2. Metrodorus
    3. Hermarchus - Scholarch (1st): (c. 325 – 250 BCE) Scholarch from 270 to 250 BCE
    4. Polyaenus -
    5. Polystratus - Scholarch (2nd): (c. 300 – 219/8 BCE) from 250 to 219/8 BCE
    6. Dionysius of Lamptrai - Scholarch (3rd): (c. 280 – 205 BCE) from 219/8 to 205 BCE
    7. Zeno of Sidon - Scholarch (7th): (c. 166 – 75 BCE) Scholarch from 125 to 75 BCE
    8. Colotes of Lampsacus
    9. Idomeneus of Lampsacus
    10. Leontion
    11. Antiochus IV Epiphanes
    12. Diogenes of Oenoanda
    13. Lucian of Samosata
    14. Lucius Manlius Torquatus
    15. Titus Pomponius Atticus
    16. Siro
    17. Lucius Calpurnius Piso
    18. Philodemus
    19. Gaius Cassius Longinus
    20. Quintos Horatius Flaccus
    21. Titus Lucretius Carus
    22. Rabirius
    23. Velleius
    24. Catius Insuber
    25. Empress Pompeia Plotina
    26. To Be Determined

    3. SPECIAL MENTION CATEGORY

    2. Scholarch (4th): BASILIDES of TYRUS (c. 245 – 175 BCE) from 205 to 175 BCE
    3. Scholarch (5th): PROTARCHUS of BARGHILIA (c. 225 – 150 BCE) from 175 to 150 BCE
    4. Scholarch (6th): APOLLODORUS of ATHENS (c. 200 – 125 BCE) from 147 to 125 BCE
    5. Scholarch (8th): PHAEDRUS (c. 138 – 70/69 BCE) Scholarch from 75 to 70/69 BCE
    6. Scholarch (9th): PATRO (c. 100 – 25 BCE) Scholarch from 70/69 to 51 BCE
    7. Scholarch (16ish): POPILLIUS THEOTIMUS (early 2nd-century CE)
    8. Scholarch (17ish): HELIODORUS (2nd-century CE) Hadrian writes him.