List of Epicurean philosophers - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Epicurean philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list is fairly mild. See also :Category:Epicurean philosophers.

3rd century BCE
Epicurus Epicurus Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works...	341-270 BCE	Founder of the Epicurean school of philosophy.
Polyaenus of Lampsacus Polyaenus of Lampsacus Polyaenus of Lampsacus , also spelled Polyenus, son of Athenodorus, was an ancient Greek mathematician and a friend of Epicurus. His friendship with Epicurus started after the latter's escape from Mytilene in 307 or 306 BC when he opened a philosophical school at Lampsacus associating himself with...	c. 345-c. 285 BCE	Mathematician and friend of Epicurus.
Metrodorus of Lampsacus	331-278 BCE	Close friend of Epicurus.
Leontion Leontion Leontion was a Greek Epicurean philosopher.She was a pupil of Epicurus and his philosophy. She was the companion of Metrodorus of Lampsacus. The information we have about her is scant. She was said to have been a hetaera - a courtesan or prostitute. This might be misogynistic or anti-Epicurean...	fl. 300 BCE	Philosopher who criticized Theophrastus.
Timocrates of Lampsacus Timocrates of Lampsacus Timocrates of Lampsacus was a renegade Epicurean who made it his life's mission to spread slander about Epicurus' philosophy and way of life. He was the elder brother of Metrodorus, Epicurus' best friend and most loyal follower, who was born in Lampsacus in the late 4th century BC. He studied with...	fl. 300 BCE	Brother of Metrodorus, and apostate of Epicureanism.
Leonteus of Lampsacus Leonteus of Lampsacus Leonteus of Lampsacus, was a pupil of Epicurus early in the 3rd century BCE. He was the husband of Themista, who also attended Epicurus' school. Such was the esteem in which they held Epicurus that they named their son after him....	c. 300 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Themista of Lampsacus Themista of Lampsacus Themista of Lampsacus, the wife of Leonteus, was a student of Epicurus, early in the 3rd century BCE. Epicurus' school was unusual in the 3rd century, in that it allowed women to attend, and we also hear of Leontion attending Epicurus' school around the same time...	c. 300 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Carneiscus Carneiscus Carneiscus, was an Epicurean philosopher, and disciple of Epicurus, who lived c. 300 BC. He is known as the author of an essay, fragments of which were found among the charred remains at the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum. The essay is entitled Philistas, and is a work on friendship which deals...	c. 300 BCE	Epicurean who wrote a work on friendship.
Idomeneus of Lampsacus Idomeneus of Lampsacus Idomeneus of Lampsacus was a friend and disciple of Epicurus. We have no details of his life, except that he married Batis of Lampsacus, the sister of Metrodorus, and he was a court dignitary at Lampsacus around 306-301 BC...	c. 325-c. 250 BCE	Friend and pupil of Epicurus. Biographer of famous lives.
Hermarchus Hermarchus Hermarchus or Hermarch , sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus , was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the school. None of his writings survive. He wrote works directed against Plato, Aristotle, and Empedocles. A fragment from his Against...	c. 325-c. 250 BCE	Second leader of the Epicurean school.
Pythocles	c. 323-c. 250 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Colotes of Lampsacus Colotes Colotes of Lampsacus was a pupil of Epicurus, and one of the most famous of his disciples. He wrote a work to prove That it is impossible even to live according to the doctrines of the other philosophers . It was dedicated to king Ptolemy Philopator...	c. 320-c. 250 BCE	Friend of Epicurus.
Polystratus Polystratus the Epicurean Polystratus was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens. He succeeded Hermarchus as head of the sect c. 250 BC, and was himself succeeded by Dionysius of Lamptrai when he died 219 or 218 BC...	c. 290-219 BCE	Third leader of the Epicurean school.
Dionysius of Lamptrai Dionysius of Lamptrai Dionysius of Lamptrai was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Polystratus as the head of the Epicurean school at Athens c. 219 BC. He died c. 205 BC and was succeeded by Basilides....	c. 275-205 BCE	Fourth leader of the Epicurean school.
Basilides Basilides the Epicurean Basilides was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Dionysius of Lamptrai as the head of the Epicurean school at Athens c. 205 BC. It is not certain who succeeded Basilides: Apollodorus is the next Epicurean leader we can be certain about, but there may have been at least one intermediate...	c. 250-c. 175 BCE	Fifth leader of the Epicurean school.
2nd century BCE
Philonides of Laodicea Philonides of Laodicea Philonides of Laodicea in Syria, was an Epicurean philosopher and mathematician who lived in the Seleucid court during the reigns of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Demetrius I Soter....	c. 200-c. 130 BCE	Epicurean philosopher who lived at the Seleucid court.
Thespis	fl. 150 BCE	Teacher of Philonides Philonides of Laodicea Philonides of Laodicea in Syria, was an Epicurean philosopher and mathematician who lived in the Seleucid court during the reigns of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Demetrius I Soter....
Diogenes of Tarsus Diogenes of Tarsus Diogenes of Tarsus was an Epicurean philosopher, who is described by Strabo as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost...	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and author.
Diogenes of Seleucia Diogenes of Seleucia (Epicurean) Diogenes of Seleuceia was an Epicurean philosopher, who has sometimes been confused with Diogenes of Babylon, who was also a native of Seleucia. He lived at the court of Syria, and was friends with king Alexander Balas, the supposed son of Antiochus Epiphanes...	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, lived at the court of Syria.
Alcaeus and Philiscus Alcaeus and Philiscus Alcaeus and Philiscus were two Epicurean philosophers who were expelled from Rome in either 173 BC or 154 BC....	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosophers expelled from Rome in 173 or 154 BCE.
Apollodorus Apollodorus the Epicurean Apollodorus was an Epicurean philosopher, and head of the Epicurean school in Athens.He was according to Diogenes Laërtius surnamed Tyrant of the Garden from his exercising a kind of tyranny or supremacy in the garden or school of Epicurus. He was the teacher of Zeno of Sidon, who succeeded him...	fl. 125 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school, teacher of Zeno of Sidon.
Demetrius Lacon Demetrius Lacon Demetrius Lacon or Demetrius of Laconia was an Epicurean philosopher of the late 2nd century BC, and a disciple of Protarchus. He was an older contemporary of Zeno of Sidon and a teacher of Philodemus...	c. 150-c. 75 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and writer.
Zeno of Sidon Zeno of Sidon Zeno of Sidon was an Epicurean philosopher from the Phoenician city of Sidon. His writings do not survive, but there are some epitomes of his lectures preserved among the writings of his pupil Philodemus.-Life:...	c. 150-c. 75 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, and teacher of Philodemus.
Gaius Amafinius	fl. 125 BCE.	Epicurean philosopher who introduced Epicureanism to Rome.
Titus Albucius Titus Albucius Titus Albucius, was a noted orator of the late Roman Republic.He finished his studies at Athens at the latter end of the 2nd century BC, and belonged to the Epicurean sect. He was well acquainted with Greek literature, or rather, says Cicero, was almost a Greek...	fl. 105 BCE	Orator and politician.
1st century BCE
Rabirius Rabirius (Epicurean) Rabirius was a 1st-century BC Epicurean associated with Amafinius and Catius as one of the early popularizers of the philosophy in Italy. Their works on Epicureanism were the earliest philosophical treatises written in Latin...	fl. 100 BCE.	Writer of Epicurean texts in Latin
Phaedrus Phaedrus the Epicurean Phaedrus was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the head of the Epicurean school in Athens after the death of Zeno of Sidon around 75 BCE, until his own death in 70 or 69 BCE. He was a contemporary of Cicero, who became acquainted with him in his youth at Rome. During his residence in Athens ...	138-70 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school.
Philodemus Philodemus Philodemus of Gadara was an Epicurean philosopher and poet. He studied under Zeno of Sidon in Athens, before moving to Rome, and then to Herculaneum. He was once known chiefly for his poetry preserved in the Greek anthology, but since the 18th century, many writings of his have been discovered...	c. 110-c. 40 BCE	Epicurean philosopher whose works survive in the Villa of the Papyri Villa of the Papyri The Villa of the Papyri is a private house in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum . Situated north-west of the township, the residence sits halfway up the slope of the volcano Vesuvius without other buildings to obstruct the view. The villa suburbana was owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law,... .
Lucretius Lucretius Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is an epic philosophical poem laying out the beliefs of Epicureanism, De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things or "On the Nature of the Universe".Virtually no details have come down concerning...	c. 95-c. 55 BCE	Epicurean philosopher-poet who composed De rerum natura.
Patro Patro the Epicurean Patro was an Epicurean philosopher. He lived for some time in Rome, where he became acquainted, amongst others, with Cicero, and with the family of Gaius Memmius. Either now, or subsequently, he also gained the friendship of Atticus. From Rome he either removed or returned to Athens, and there...	fl. 70 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school.
Catius Catius Catius was an Epicurean philosopher, identified ethnically as an Insubrian Celt from Gallia Transpadana. Epicurean works by Amafinius, Rabirius, and Catius were the earliest philosophical treatises written in Latin. Catius composed a treatise in four books on the physical world and on the highest...	fl. 50 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, and writer of Epicurean treatises.
Titus Pomponius Atticus Titus Pomponius Atticus Titus Pomponius Atticus, born Titus Pomponius , came from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class and the Gens Pomponia. He was a celebrated editor, banker, and patron of letters with residences in both Rome and Athens...	c. 110 BCE-c. 33 BCE	Banker and patron of letters.
Siro Siro the Epicurean Siro was an Epicurean philosopher who lived in Naples.He was a teacher of Virgil, and taught at his school in Naples...	fl. 50 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and teacher of Virgil.
2nd century CE
Diogenes of Oenoanda Diogenes of Oenoanda Diogenes of Oenoanda was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient city of Oenoanda in Lycia . The surviving fragments of the wall, which originally extended about 80 meters, form an important source of...	fl. 175 CE	Epicurean who carved Epicurus's teachings on a wall in Oenoanda.