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When and where did Epicurus establish the Garden school?

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Bronze bust of Epicurus with a full beard and draped clothing, displayed on a round inscribed base at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. — Epicureanism Epicurus, bronze bust from a Greek original, c. 280–270 bce; in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

In 306 BCE, Epicurus established his school in Athens. He purchased a house and set up the school within its garden, which led to it being famously known as The Garden.12