Historical person
Lucretius
Lucretius was a Roman poet and Epicurean philosopher of the first century BC. His De rerum natura explains an atomic universe without divine intervention and argues that understanding nature can free people from fear of death and superstition.
In non-fiction, Lucretius is discussed in Lucretius’s The Nature of Things. Lucretius’s The Nature of Things approaches the subject through art, learning and intellectual life and political ambition and government.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Lucretius (1 book)
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