On the Nature of Things (Loeb Classical Library 181)

On the Nature of Things (Loeb Classical Library 181)

by Lucretius Lucretius (Author), W. H. D. Rouse (Author), Martin F. Smith (Author)

Synopsis

Lucretius lived ca. 99 ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. In his didactic poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) he expounds Epicurean philosophy so as to dispel fear of the gods and death, and promote spiritual tranquility.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Edition: Revised
Publisher: Loeb
Published: 01 Jul 1989

ISBN 10: 0674992008
ISBN 13: 9780674992009