Lucretius Carus, Titus 95? BCE-50? BCE creator Leonard, William Ellery 1876-1944 text utu 1997 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "On the Nature of Things" by Titus Lucretius Carus is a didactic poem written in the first century BC. Spanning 7,400 verses across six books, this work aims to explain Epicurean philosophy to Roman readers through poetic language. Lucretius explores atomism, the nature of mind and soul, and celestial phenomena, arguing that the universe operates by physical principles and chance rather than divine intervention. The poem seeks to free readers from religious fear by demonstrating that natural laws, not gods, govern existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_rerum_natura Release date is 1997-01-01 Produced by Levent Kurnaz, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Philosophy, Ancient -- Poetry PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/785 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/785 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133036.0 785