Titus Lucretius Cams

Little is known about Titus Lucretius Cams beyond what can be gathered from his poem De rerum natura. He was born in about 95 B.C.E., but the exact date is uncertain. The exact date and circumstances of his death are also uncertain, but he probably died in or before the year 55 B.C.E. We do know from his poem that he believed the teachings of the Greek atomists, ranging from those of Democritus of Abdera (ca. 460 B.c.E.-ca. 362 B.C.E.) to those of Epicums (ca. 341 B.C.E.-270 b.c.e.). Unlike the writings of Democritus or Epicums, Lucretius s poem was one of the few literary works not lost to European peoples after the collapse of the classical world. 

Atomism did not die out altogether, however. The Greek philosopher Epicurus (c. 342-270 b.c.) made atomism part of his way of thought, and Epicureanism won many adherents in the next few centuries. One of these adherents was the Roman poet Titus Lucretius Cams (c.95-c.55 b.c.), usually known simply as Lucretius. He expounded the atomist viewpoint of Democritus and Epicums in a long poem entitled De Rerum Natura ( On the Nature of Things ). It is considered by many to be the finest didactic poem (one intended to teach) ever written. 

Lucretius Roman poet of first century B.C.E., also known as Titus Cams author of De Rerum Natura... 

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