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Lucilius Junior (fl. 1st century) was the procurator of Sicily during the reign of Nero, a friend and correspondent of Seneca, and the possible author of the poem Aetna, which presents a naturalistic account of the origin and nature of volcanism.

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“Artificis naturae ingens opus aspice.”
“Debita carminibus libertas ista; sed omnis
in vero mihi cura: canam quo fervida motu
aestuet Aetna novosque rapax sibi congerat ignes.
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“Plurima pars scaenae rerum est fallacia: vates
sub terris nigros viderunt carmine manes
atque inter cineres Ditis pallentia regna:
mentiti vates Stygias undasque canesque.
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“Nosse fidem rerum dubiasque exquirere causas,
ingenium sacrare caputque attollere caelo,
scire quot et quae sint magno natalia mundo
principia ...
  divina est animi ac iucunda voluptas.
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Lucilius Junior on Science

“To grasp the proof of things and search into doubtful causes, to hallow genius, to raise the head to the sky, to know the number and character of natal elements in the mighty universe ... this is the mind's divine and grateful pleasure.”
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About Lucilius Junior

Lucilius Junior (fl. 1st century) was the procurator of Sicily during the reign of Nero, a friend and correspondent of Seneca, and the possible author of the poem Aetna, which presents a naturalistic account of the origin and nature of volcanism.