Epicurean+philosophy
51Metakosmia — The metakosmia (Greek: μετακόσμια, Latin: intermundia), according to Epicurean philosophy were the relatively empty spaces in the infinite void where worlds had not been formed by the joining together of the atoms through their endless motion.… …
52Lenclos, Ninon de — ▪ French courtesan byname of Anne De Lenclos, Lenclos also spelled Lanclos born 1620, Paris, Fr. died Oct. 17, 1705, Paris celebrated French courtesan. From her father, Henri de Lenclos, sieur de La Douardière, she acquired a… …
53Hedonism — • The name given to the group of ethical systems that hold, with various modifications, that feelings of pleasure or happiness are the highest and final aim of conduct; that, consequently those actions which increase the sum of pleasure are… …
54Epicurus — (c. 341 bc– 270 bc) Greek philosopher Epicurus, who was born on the Greek island of Samos, traveled to Athens when he was about 18 years old, and received military training. He then taught at Mytilene and Lampsacus before returning to Athens (305 …
55Epicureans — Followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens B.C. 270), or adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). This philosophy was a system of atheism, and taught men to seek as their highest aim a pleasant and smooth life. They have been called… …
56Rudaki — Abdullah Jafar Ibn Mohammad Rudaki, ( fa. ابوعبدالله جعفر ابن محمد رودکی, entitledآدم الشعرا Ādam ul Shoara or Adam of Poets) also written as Rudagi or Rudhagi, (859 c .941) was a Persian poet, and is regarded as the first great literary genius… …
57Amafinius — C. (probably Gaius) Amafinius (or Amafanius) was one of the earliest Roman writers in favour of the Epicurean philosophy. He probably lived in the late 2nd century and early 1st century BCE. [Smith, M., (2001), On the Nature of Things , page x.… …
58Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum — Ancient Herculaneum (bottom), modern Ercolano (center), and Vesuvius (top) Pompeii and Herculaneum were once thriving towns in the Bay of Naples. Though both cities have rich histories influenced by Greeks, Oscans, Etruscans, Samnites and finally …
59МЕТРОДОР из Лампсака — I. МЕТРОДОР из Лампсака (Μητρόδωρος ό Ααμψακηνός) (2 я половина 5 в. до н. э.) один из двух известных учеников Анаксагора, вслед за учителем занимавшийся толкованием поэм Гомера (ср. Архелай, который продолжил физическую линию учения… …
60Herculaneum — Herculanean, Herculanensian /herr kyeuh leuh nen sheuhn, see euhn/, adj. /herr kyeuh lay nee euhm/, n. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79; partially excavated …
