Philodemus of Gadara (Greek: Φιλόδημος ὁ Γαδαρεύς Philodēmos love of the people; Gadara Coele-Syria c. 110 BC – probably Herculaneum c. 40 or 35 BC) was an Epicurean philosopher and poet. He studied under Zeno of Sidon in Athens before moving to Rome and then to Herculaneum.
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