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Lucretius - Wikipedia
He may have considered bronze to be a stronger variety of copper and not necessarily a wholly individual material. Lucretius is believed to be the first to put forward a theory of the successive uses of first wood and stone, then copper and bronze, and finally iron.
Lucretius | Roman Epicurean Poet & Philosopher | Britannica
Lucretius (flourished 1st century bce) was a Latin poet and philosopher known for his single, long poem, De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). The poem is the fullest extant statement of the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. It also alludes to his ethical and logical doctrines.
Lucretius - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Lucretius’ rendering of technical Greek prose into Latin verse, combined with the encyclopedic scope of the work, was a pioneering accomplishment in Latin literature, a contender for the most ambitious poem ever written. The DRN is complete but probably lacking its final revision.
Why Death is Nothing to Fear: Lucretius and Epicureanism
In his epic poem De Rerum Natura (On The Nature of Things), Roman philosopher Lucretius outlines why, even though there may be no overarching design to life, we have nothing to fear in death.
Lucretius | The Poetry Foundation
As he turns from the study of atoms to that of the human soul, Lucretius opens his third book with an invocation addressed directly to Epicurus as bringer of enlightenment to humankind and as the model that Lucretius follows at a respectful distance, like a swallow imitating a swan.
De rerum natura - Wikipedia
Lucretius opens his poem by addressing Venus (center), urging her to pacify her lover, Mars (right). Given Lucretius's relatively secular philosophy and his eschewing of superstition, his invocation of Venus has caused much debate among scholars.
Lucretius | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) was a Roman poet and the author of the philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe), a comprehensive exposition of the Epicurean world-view.
Lucretius - Epicurean, Nature, Poetry | Britannica
The linguistic style and spirit of the poem are notable. The problem of Lucretius was to render the bald and abstract Greek prose of Epicurus into Latin hexameters at a time when Latin had no philosophical vocabulary. He succeeded by applying common words to a technical use.
Lucretius - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucretius De rerum natura, 1570 Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 98 BC – ca. 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. He is known for De rerum natura (in English:"On the Nature of the Universe"). It is an epic philosophical work about the beliefs of Epicureanism. There are not any details about his life.
Lucretius - The Latin Library
TITVS LVCRETIVS CARVS (c. 94 – c. 49 B.C.) DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
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