Philodemus
ἢ τοὺς πότους ἐρεῖς δῆλον ὅτι καὶ τὰ δεῖπνα καὶ ἐσθῆτα καὶ ἀφροδίσια, καὶ δέδιας μὴ τούτων ἐνδεὴς γενόμενος ἀπόλωμαι. οὐκ ἐννοεῖς δὲ ὅτι τὸ μὴ διψῆν τοῦ πιεῖν πολὺ κάλλιον καὶ τὸ μὴ πεινῆν τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τὸ μὴ ῥιγοῦν τοῦ ἀμπεχόνης εὐπορεῖν; → There you'll go, talking of drinking and dining and dressing up and screwing, worrying I'll be lost without all that. Don't you realize how much better it is to have no thirst, than to drink? to have no hunger, than to eat? to not be cold, than to possess a wardrobe of finery? (Lucian, On Mourning 16)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Phĭlŏdēmus: i, m., = Φιλόδημος,
I a famous Epicurean philosopher in the time of Cicero, the author of a work περὶ μουσικῆς, and of several epigrams, Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119; cf. id. Pis. 29, 68, and Ascon. ad loc.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Phĭlŏdēmus,¹⁶ ī, m. (Φιλόδημος),
1 philosophe épicurien du temps de Cicéron : Cic. Fin. 2, 119
2 général argien qui livra une place aux Romains : Liv. 25, 25.
Wikipedia EN
Philodemus of Gadara (Greek: Φιλόδημος ὁ Γαδαρεύς, Philodēmos, "love of the people"; c. 110 – prob. c. 40 or 35 BC) was a Syrian Epicurean philosopher and poet. He studied under Zeno of Sidon in Athens, before moving to Rome, and then to Herculaneum. He was once known chiefly for his poetry preserved in the Greek Anthology, but since the 18th century, many writings of his have been discovered among the charred papyrus rolls at the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum. The task of excavating and deciphering these rolls is difficult, and work continues to this day. The works of Philodemus so far discovered include writings on ethics, theology, rhetoric, music, poetry, and the history of various philosophical schools. Ethel Ross Barker suggested in 1908 that he was owner of the Villa of the Papyri Library.
Wikipedia EL
Ο Φιλόδημος ο Επικούρειος ή Φιλόδημος ο Γαδαρεύς (Γάδαρα, 110 π.Χ. - Ηράκλειο Καμπανίας, 35 π.Χ. ή 28 π.Χ.) ήταν επικούρειος φιλόσοφος, επιγραμματοποιός και ποιητής, με πλούσιο συγγραφικό έργο. Ήταν μαθητής του Ζήνωνα του Σιδώνιου. Ο Φιλόδημος, με τη διδασκαλία του, επηρέασε τους Ρωμαίους ποιητές Βιργίλιο, Βάρο και Οράτιο.
