Lucretius, lu-kree'she^s, [Fr. Lucrece, Ki'kRjss';
It. Lucrezio, loo-kReYse-o; Sp. Lucrf.chi, loo-kRa'-
theo,] or, to give his full name, Ti'tus Lucre'tius
Ca'rus, one of the greatest Latin poets, was born in
Italy in 95 B.C., and was contemporary with Cicero.
The records of antiquity throw scarcely any light on his
life, which was probably passed ...
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Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99 BC – ca. 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is the epic philosophical poem
on Epicureanism De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things or "On the Nature of the Universe".
Life of Lucretius -
Very little is known about Lucretius's life; the only certain fact is that h...
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A Roman poet and philosopher who was born probably in B.C. 98 or 96; the year is uncertain. Of his birthplace and parentage nothing is
known. St. Jerome is authority for the statement that he was made insane by a love-philter, and finally committed suicide, having
composed some books in the intervals of his madness. According to Donatus, he died ...
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