Epicurus biography

Epicurus remains one of the most recognized figures of Greek antiquity.

Epicurus biography

He was a great philosopher who had a significant number of followers. However, as is the case with so many people from Greek antiquity, much of his writings have been lost. Epicurus had compiled roughly 300 written works and mostly all of them are lost or only exist in fragments while some have been preserved due to the efforts of his followers.

The Life of Epicurus

Epicurus was born in February in the year 341 B.C. We know quite a bit more about his early life than we do about other philosophers of his time.

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His education as an adolescent was under the tutelage of Pamphilus, who was a follower of Plato’s theories.

At the age of 18, Epicurus served in the military for two years. Upon graduation, he studied under Nausiphanes and then started