List of Epicurean philosophers

This is a list of Epicurean philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. See also Category:Epicurean philosophers.

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3rd century BC
Epicurus | 341–270 BC  | Founder of the Epicurean school of philosophy.
Polyaenus of Lampsacus | c. 345 – c. 285 BC | Mathematician and friend of Epicurus.
Metrodorus of Lampsacus | 331–278 BC  | Close friend of Epicurus.
Hermarchus | c. 325–c. 250 BC  | Second leader of the Epicurean school.
Carneiscus | c. 300 BC  | Epicurean who wrote a work on friendship.
Colotes of Lampsacus | c. 320–c. 250 BC  | Friend of Epicurus who wrote a work criticizing the doctrines of other schools.
Idomeneus of Lampsacus | c. 325–c. 250 BC  | Friend and pupil of Epicurus. Biographer of famous lives.
Batis of Lampsacus | c. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus. Sister of Metrodorus, wife of Idomenus.
Timocrates of Lampsacus | fl. 300 BC  | Brother of Metrodorus, and apostate of Epicureanism.
Pythocles | c. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus.
Neocles | c. 300 BC  | Brother and pupil of Epicurus.
Chaeridemus | c. 300 BC  | Brother and pupil of Epicurus.
Aristobulus | c. 300 BC  | Brother and pupil of Epicurus.
Leontion | fl. 300 BC  | Philosopher who criticized Theophrastus
Boidion | fl. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus
Demetria | fl. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus
Hedeia | fl. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus
Mammarion | fl. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus
Leonteus of Lampsacus | c. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus.
Themista of Lampsacus | c. 300 BC  | Pupil of Epicurus.
Polystratus | c. 290–219 BC  | Third leader of the Epicurean school.
Dionysius of Lamptrai | c. 275–205 BC  | Fourth leader of the Epicurean school.
Basilides | c. 250–c. 175 BC  | Fifth leader of the Epicurean school.
2nd century BC
Philonides of Laodicea | c. 200–c. 130 BC  | Epicurean philosopher who lived at the Seleucid court.
Diogenes of Tarsus | fl. 150 BC  | Epicurean philosopher and author.
Diogenes of Seleucia | fl. 150 BC  | Epicurean philosopher, lived at the court of Syria.
Alcaeus and Philiscus | fl. 150 BC  | Epicurean philosophers expelled from Rome in 173 or 154 BC.
Apollodorus | fl. 125 BC  | Leader of the Epicurean school, teacher of Zeno of Sidon.
Demetrius Lacon | c. 150–c. 75 BC  | Epicurean philosopher and writer.
Zeno of Sidon | c. 150–c. 75 BC  | Epicurean philosopher, and teacher of Philodemus.
Gaius Amafinius | fl. 125 BC  | Epicurean philosopher who introduced Epicureanism to Rome.
Titus Albucius | fl. 105 BC  | Orator and politician.
1st century BC
Rabirius | fl. 100 BC  | Writer of Epicurean texts in Latin.
Phaedrus | 138–70 BC  | Leader of the Epicurean school.
Philodemus | c. 110–c. 40 BC  | Epicurean philosopher whose works survive in the Villa of the Papyri.
Lucretius | c. 95–c. 55 BC  | Epicurean philosopher-poet who composed De rerum natura.
Patro | fl. 70 BC  | Leader of the Epicurean school.
Catius | fl. 50 BC  | Epicurean philosopher, wrote Latin books.
Titus Pomponius Atticus | c. 110 BC–c. 33 BC  | Banker and patron of letters.
Siro | fl. 50 BC  | Epicurean philosopher and teacher of Virgil.
2nd century AD
Diogenes of Oenoanda | fl. 125 AD  | Epicurean who carved Epicurus's teachings on a wall in Oenoanda.

## References

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* Dorandi, Tiziano (2020). "Epicurus and the Epicurean School". In Mitsis, Phillip (ed.). The Oxford handbook of Epicurus and epicureanism. Oxford: Oxford university press. pp. 13–42\. ISBN 9780199744213.

## See also

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* List of ancient Greek philosophers
* List of ancient Platonists
* List of Cynic philosophers
* List of Stoic philosophers

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