
Philodemus
Philodemus was an influential Epicurean philosopher from ancient Greece, active in the first century BC, whose works focused on ethics and the nature of happiness. His writings, including the multi-volume text 'On Vices,' provide insight into Epicurean thought and were discovered in charred scrolls at Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Belarus:
Philodemus is the author of the text found in the scroll, which is a fragment of his multi-volume work 'On Vices'.
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Greece:
Philodemus is the Epicurean philosopher whose work was revealed in the charred papyrus.
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Philodemus is identified as the author of the influential work On Vices found in a charred scroll.
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