General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"

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    2. The Rhetoric of Explanation in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 5

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    2. Was De Rerum Natura intended as satire? A lecture by THM Gellar-Goad. 14

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    2. De Rerum Natura Early Manuscript - codex oblongus

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    2. De Rerum Nature - 6.3 vs. Modern Understanding of Lightning

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    2. Albert Einstein, "Foreword to Lucretius" 16

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    2. LUCRETIUS AND HIS DE RERUM NATURA SIX CENTURIES AFTER (Article/Interview - David Sedley)

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    2. A Video Lecture Series on Lucretius By Monte Johnson 2

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    2. Topical Outline of Lucretius

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      • August 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM
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    2. Leonardo and Lucretius (and De Rerum Natura in Italy) 2

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      • July 23, 2023 at 8:52 AM
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    2. Readings From Lucretius In Latin 12

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    2. Notable Quotations and the Reception of Lucretius 6

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    2. Lucretius' Expressions of Epicurus' Atomoi 4

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    2. Browsing in the closed stacks today... 2

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    2. Lucretius Book Study Group (SASA) 6

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      May 13, 2023 at 8:23 AM

    2. Attempts to Identify the Translator of the Daniel Brown Edition 4

      • Joshua
      • November 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM
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      • November 30, 2022 at 7:05 PM
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    2. Lucretius commentary in LATIN! 1

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    2. The Light Side of the Moon: A Lucretian Acrostic by Leah Kronenberg 14

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      • March 15, 2022 at 6:42 PM
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    2. Forth-coming Critical Text–David Butterfield

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      • November 10, 2021 at 8:24 PM
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    2. Munro Translation of Lucretius 16

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      • September 4, 2021 at 8:34 PM
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    2. Memmius and Lucretius

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    2. Dicuil’s Liber de Astronomia and the Carolingian Reception of De Rerum Natura by Fabio Tutrone 1

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      • June 15, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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    2. Article on Connections between Leonardo Da Vinci and Lucretius / Epicurus

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    2. Sade's Lucretian Poem - "La Vérité" (The Truth), Translated w/ Article Attached 2

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      • December 16, 2020 at 2:55 PM
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    2. The Wormwood Illustration In Lucretius 3

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      • October 6, 2020 at 4:42 AM
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    2. George Santayana's Essay on Lucretius (1910) 29

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    2. Background and Analysis: "Roman Poets of the Republic" by William Sellar (1881) 19

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      • July 9, 2020 at 4:38 PM
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    2. Butterfield's "The Early Textual History of Lucretius" 3

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      • December 20, 2019 at 9:47 AM
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    2. Good Article by Grzelak Highlighting the Ethical Components of "On The Nature of Things" - It's Not Just Physics! 1

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      • February 7, 2020 at 7:09 AM
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    2. The "Daily" Lucretian 16

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    2. The End of the De Rerum Natura 3

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