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Titus Lucretius Carus
Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher active during the first century BC. He wrote the didactic epic On the Nature of Things to explain the physical world through the lens of Epic
On the Nature of Things
Synopsis
Explore the fundamental nature of the universe through the lens of Epicurean philosophy in this foundational work of Latin literature. Lucretius explains that everything is made of atoms, including the soul, and that death is simply the dissolution of these particles, freeing us from the fear of an afterlife. Discover a worldview that posits the universe operates without divine intervention.