Epicurus / The document inventory

Diogenes Laertius X; R. D. Hicks (1925), PerseusDL

Each inventory follows the numbering of an identified edition. “Complete” refers to that edition and document type; it does not claim to cover every surviving document by the philosopher.

Partial inventory for this edition · 4 indexed entries

Four individually identified letters: the three doctrinal epitomes and the last-day letter. Numbers refer to Diogenes Laertius sections, not a universal letter numbering. Fragmentary correspondence and recipients mentioned elsewhere remain to be inventoried; this set is not claimed to be complete.

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The document inventory
ReferenceDocumentComposition or publication / Recipient
X.35–83Letter to Herodotusnew tabHerodotus
X.84–116Letter to Pythoclesnew tabDisputed attributionPythocles
X.122–135Letter to Menoeceusnew tabMenoeceus
X.22Letter to Idomeneus, on his last daynew tabIdomeneus
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