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'''Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, c. 94-c. 55 BC).'''   

'''Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus, c. 94-c. 55 BC).'''   

Lucretius was a Roman Epicurean [[philosopher]] and [[poet]], author of a six-book hexameter poem ''De Rerum Natura'' (''DRN'' ''On the Nature of the Universe'').  In this he expounds Epicurean [[physics]], based on the [[atomic theory]] of [[matter]], and [[ethics]], which seek to free the human mind from fear of the [[gods]], death, and fate, caused by superstition (''religio'').

Lucretius was a Roman Epicurean [[philosopher]] and [[poet]], author of a six-book hexameter poem ''De Rerum Natura'' (''DRN'' ''On the Nature of the Universe'').  In this he expounds Epicurean [[physics]], based on the [[atomic theory]] of [[matter]], and [[ethics]], which seek to free the human mind from fear of the [[gods]], death, and fate, caused by [[superstition]] (''religio'').

    

    

This is the single most important source for [[Epicureanism]], and ranks as one of the greatest achievements of both Roman philosophy and Latin poetry.  Generally Lucretius is ranked with, or second to, [[Virgil]], as one of the finest of all Latin poets, and indeed Virgil, himself a former Epicurean, was heavily indebted to him as an inspiration and a source.

This is the single most important source for [[Epicureanism]], and ranks as one of the greatest achievements of both Roman philosophy and Latin poetry.  Generally Lucretius is ranked with, or second to, [[Virgil]], as one of the finest of all Latin poets, and indeed Virgil, himself a former Epicurean, was heavily indebted to him as an inspiration and a source.