Written by lucretius, audiobook narrated by charlton griffin. On the nature of things leonard translation librivox. Lucretius was born in 99 bc, and on the nature of things is his only surviving work. On the nature of things by titus lucretius carus free at loyal books. Many comments have been posted about on the nature of things. On the nature of things by titus lucretius carus free ebook. Book 2, pt 2 attack on those who refuse the theories of epicurus. The poem explores lucretius belief about the gods, humanity, the senses, the. The nature of things is actually addressed to memmius, just as the poet lucan addressed his book on the civil war between pompey and caesar, the pharsalia, to the roman emperor nero a.
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