Marcus Annaeus Lucanus
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Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, commonly known as Lucan, was a 1st-century AD Roman poet famed for his epic poem "Pharsalia," which recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcus Annaeus Lucanus canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin author
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Roman poet ⓘ ancient Roman person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lucan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0039-11-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Corduba
NERFINISHED
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Hispania Baetica NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | forced suicide ⓘ |
| century | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cognomen | Lucanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0065-04-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| education | studied rhetoric ⓘ |
| employer | Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Annaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Marcus Annaeus Mela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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historical epic ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Seneca the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christopher Marlowe
NERFINISHED
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Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Corneille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ovid
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Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme | struggle between liberty and tyranny in Rome ⓘ |
| memberOf | Neronian court ⓘ |
| movement | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Bello Civili
NERFINISHED
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Pharsalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 10 (Pharsalia) ⓘ |
| occupation |
orator
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poet ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Pisonian conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
highly rhetorical epic
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| subjectOfWriting | Roman civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey ⓘ |
| uncle | Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | Pharsalia is unfinished ⓘ |
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