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
daring shows
A show of daring oft conceals great fear.
freedom multitudes
All go free when multitudes offend.
loyalty dominion thrones
Among those who share a throne there can be no loyalty; Dominion's ever impatient consort.
boldness
By boldness great fears are cancealed.
judging guilt sides
Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
strong power men
Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
men heaven blind
How blind men are to Heaven's gifts!
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