Lucan, Roman Poet
(39-65)




Just the Facts:
  • Name: Marcus Annaeus Lucanus
  • Known as: Lucan
  • Birth: November 3, 39, Córdoba, Roman Spain
  • Death: April 30, 65, Rome, Italy
  • Language: Latin
  • Who he was: Roman poet who wrote Pharsalia or De Bello Civili (On the Civil War); perhaps Laus Pisonis (Praise of Piso)
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