Based on information originally put together by Don and Nate, this is an effort to "pretty it up" into a Table form which we can reference more easily and update collaboratively. If you have suggestions please place them in the comments below. If you'd like to do more extensive editing and don't have write access, please contact Cassius.
Green is for Epicurean. Red is for non-Epicurean. Blue is for "events."
| APPROXIMATE DATE | PERSON OR EVENT | SIGNIFICANCE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 535 - 475 BCE | Heraclitus of Ephesus | (60) - 1235-1295 | |
| 500 – 428 BCE | Anaxagoras | (72); 1270-1342 | |
| 494 – 434 BCE | Empedocles | (60); 1276-1336 | |
| 470 – 399 BCE | Socrates | (~71); 1300-1371 | |
| 460 – 370 BCE | Democritus | Early atomist | (~90) 1310-1400 |
| 428 – 348 BCE | Plato | (1342-1422 | |
| 384–322 BCE | Aristotle | (62) | |
| 360 – 270 BCE | Pyrrho | ||
| 341–270 BCE | Epicurus | Founder of the Garden | |
| 340 – 285 BCE | Polyaenus of Lampsacus | Noted For His Knowledge of Geometry | (~55) |
| 334 –262 BCE | Zeno of Citium | 1436-1508 | |
| 331 - 278 BCE | Metrodorus of Lampsacus | ||
| 325- 250 BCE | Hermarchus (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| 320 – 268 BCE) | Colotes of Lampsacus | ||
| ??? - 218/9 BCE | Polystratus (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| ??? - 205 BCE | Dionysius of Lamptrai (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| 250 – 175 BCE | Basilides (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| 279 – 206 BCE | Chrysippus | ||
| 250 -_ 200 BCE | Apollodorus (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| 150 – 75 BCE | Zeno of Sidon (scholarch of the Garden) | ||
| 138 – 70 BCE | Phaedrus (scholarch of the Garden) | Epicurean teacher of CIcero (?) | |
| 105 -- 40 BCE | Patro (scholarch of the Garden) | contemporary of Cicero | |
| 110 – 35 BCE | Philodemus | ||
| 106 – 43 BCE | Marcus Tullius Cicero | ||
| 100 – 44 BCE | Julius Caesar | Epicurean tendencies but full views unclear. | |
| 86 -- 42 BCE | Gaius Cassius Longinus | One of the "liberators" and corresponded with Cicero on Epicurean philosophy | |
| 99 – 55 BCE | Titus Lucretius Carus | ||
| 65 – 8 BCE | Quintus Horatius Flaccus ("Horace") | Backslid in later years but noted for his Epicurean ideas earlier in life. | |
| 0 AD - Common Era | *********************** | ***************** | |
| 46 – 119 CE | Plutarch | ||
| 50 – 135 CE | Epictetus | ||
| 79 AD | Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius | ||
| (wall dated around 1950s (mid-1900s); lived 2nd century CE) | Diogenes of Oenoanda | Erected the wall inscribed with Epicurean philosophy | |
| 121 – 180 CE | Marcus Aurelius | ||
| 125 – 180 CE | Lucian of Samosata | ||
| (fl. early-mid 2000s; fl. 1st half of 3rd century CE) | Diogenes Laërtius | ||
| (fl. late 20th/early 21st century; fl. late 2nd/early 3rd century CE) | Athenaeus | ||
| 260 – 340 AD | Eusebius |