General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"

    2. Bryan Harris Interlinear Translation Of Lucretius 14

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    2. De Rerum Natura Early Manuscript - codex oblongus

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    2. Titles of the Books of De Rerum Nature 2

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    2. Article on Connections between Leonardo Da Vinci and Lucretius / Epicurus

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    2. Forth-coming Critical Text–David Butterfield

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    2. Memmius and Lucretius

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

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    2. Lucretius commentary in LATIN! 1

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    2. Frederick the Great's Statue Honoring Lucretius

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      • June 14, 2018 at 3:59 PM
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    2. Browsing in the closed stacks today... 2

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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. Lucretius in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum

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      • March 19, 2025 at 10:22 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. Preparing A Public Domain Audio And Text Version Lucretius In Modern American English 5

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

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    2. The Religion of Nature - as supported by Lucretius' De Rerum Natura 4

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      • June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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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. 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. Topical Outline of Lucretius

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      • August 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM
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    2. Question on Lucretius 6

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    2. Lucretius Book Study Group (SASA) 6

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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. The End of the De Rerum Natura 3

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

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    2. The Garland of Tranquility and a Reposed Life 10

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

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    2. Thomas Nail - Returning to Lucretius 19

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      • January 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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    2. Attempts to Identify the Translator of the Daniel Brown Edition 7

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    2. Lucretius' Expressions of Epicurus' Atomoi 4

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    2. Readings From Lucretius In Latin 12

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      • June 29, 2023 at 11:12 AM
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