titus lucretius carus Flashcards
lucretius full name
titus lucretius carus
lucretius years
99-55 BC
where was lucretius born
rome
who was born in rome in 99 BC
lucretius
who was a friend of gaius memmius
lucretius
who was lucretius’ friend
gaius memmius
who wrote de rerum natura
lucretius
how many books is De Rerum Natura
6
what meter is De Rerum Natura
dactylic hexameter
what is “the first serious work of didactic poetry”
De Rerum Natura
to whom is De Rerum Natura addressed to
gaius memmius
what book is addressed to gaius memmius
De Rerum Natura
who edited De Rerum Natura
cicero
topic of books 1 and 2 of De Rerum Natura
principles of the Epicurean universe
topic of books 3 and 4 of De Rerum Natura
body and soul, simulacra, denunciation of love
topic of book 5 of De Rerum Natura
movement of stars, morality, origins of man, Lucretius claims he will describe the abode of the gods but does not
topic of book 6 of De Rerum Natura
natural explanations of phenomena (e.g. plague at Athens) –modeled on Thucydides’ description of the plague
who did vergil and statius admire
lucretius
who aimed to liberate men from fear of the gods and death
lucretius
who developed an atomic theory
lucretius
what did lucretius develop based on Democritus and Leucippus
atomic theory
who was driven mad by a love potion
lucretius
why was lucretius driven mad
love potion
when did lucretius die and why is that significant
55 BC, same year vergil assumed toga virilis
