Titus Lucretius Carus (/ ˈtaɪtəs luːˈkriːʃəs / TY-təs loo-KREE-shəs; Latin: [ˈtitus luˈkreːti.us ˈkaːrus]; c. 99 – October 15, 55 BC [2]) was a Roman poet and philosopher.

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 …

Sep 22, 2023 · For Lucretius, since unobservable atoms and void, the most obscure topics possible (DRN 1.933 obscura de re), provide the subject-matter of the DRN, and given that …

Fictional portrait of the Roman scholar and poet Lucretius, author of De rerum natura. Lucretius wrote this epic poem to "Memmius", who may be Gaius Memmius, who in 58 BC was a …

On the Nature of Things By Lucretius Written 50 B.C.E Translated by William Ellery Leonard

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 …

Aug 4, 2004 · As well as being a pioneering figure in the history of philosophical poetry, Lucretius has come to be our primary source of information on Epicurean physics, the official topic of his …

Oct 2, 2023 · Lucretius starts with natural phenomena: thunder and lightning, whirlwinds, water spouts, storm clouds, rain, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and flooding. He also discusses …

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99 B.C.E. - 55 B.C.E.) was a Roman poet and Epicurean philosopher. During the first century B.C.E. he wrote De Rerum Natura (“On the Nature of Things”), a …