Lucretius, De rerum natura, V, 56 (Tr. W. H. D. Rouse)
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By what law all things were made, how bound they are to abide in it, how impotent to annul the strong statutes of time.
— Lucretius on Science in classical antiquity
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About Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99 BC – 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His major work is De Rerum Natura, On the Nature of Things, which is considered by some to be the greatest masterpiece of Latin verse.
About Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99 BC – 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His major work is De Rerum Natura, On the Nature of Things, which is considered by some to be the greatest masterpiece of Latin verse.
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