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Also known as Titus Lucretius Carus, Titus Carus Lucretius, T. Lucretius Carus

نویسنده، شاعر، و فیلسوف در روم باستان

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Lucretius was a Roman poet and philosopher best known for his philosophical poem *De rerum natura* (On the Nature of Things), which explained the ideas of Epicureanism in verse form. His work had significant influence on later Roman poets, particularly during the Augustan period, though very little else about his life is known with certainty.

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Born
99 BC
Died
55 BC
Works
356

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Key facts

Philosopher.era
Hellenistic philosophy
Philosopher.name
Titus Lucretius Carus
Philosopher.image
Lucretius pointing to the casus.jpg
Philosopher.caption
Lucretius pointing to the casus, the downward movement of the atoms. From the frontispiece to Of the Nature of Things, 1682
Philosopher.birth_date
99 BC
Philosopher.death_date
October 15, 55 BC (aged around 44)
Philosopher.school_tradition
EpicureanismAtomismMaterialism
Philosopher.main_interests
Ethics, metaphysics, natural philosophy, atomic theory

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Pompeii
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
atheism
Field of work
philosophy
Movement
atomism
Image
Lucretius1.png
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Commons category
Lucretius
date of birth
0094-00-00
date of death
0055-10-15
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
manner of death
Suicide
name in native language
T.Lucretius Carus
topic's main category
Category:Lucretius
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
writing language
Latin
Commons Creator page
Titus Lucretius Carus
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to لوکرتیوس, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Gallery (9)