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Lucan


Born
November 19, 0039

Died
May 16, 0065

Genre
Poetry


Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets.

A.k.a. Lucain.
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Civil War
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De Bello Civili I
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Civil War VIII
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De Bello Civili. Book II
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A Lucan Reader: Selections ...
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Complete Works of Lucan
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Farsaglia: Libri VIII e IX
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“God cheats men into living on by hiding how blessed it is to die.”
― Lucanus, De bello civili libri X (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana)
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“And they are ignorant that the purpose of the sword is to save every man from slavery.”
― Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, Civil War
tags: gun-control, guns, slavery, sword
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“quod defles, illud amasti.”
― Lucan, Lucan; The Civil War Books I-X
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