Lucan
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, in the 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...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 November 39
god deities
Why seek the Deity further? Whatever we see is God, and wherever we go.
wounds
Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.
names shadow glorious
There stands the shadow of a glorious name.
men littles may
Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature requires.
history stones
Not a stone but has its history.
sea sky air
The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.
sympathy death men
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life
crime
A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.
stars men rights
As far as the earth is from the stars, and fire from the sea, so is the useful from the right. Power over men perishes completely if justice begins to be observed, and respect for individual rights overcomes strongholds.
heaven growth weight
As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.
follow nature
Keep to moderation, keep the end in view, follow nature