Lucretius

Lū̆crētĭus, a,

• the name of a Roman gens.
• • A Masc.
  • • 1 The poet T. Lucretius Carus, an Epicurean in philosophy, author of the poem De rerum natura, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 4; Quint. 10, 1, 87; 12, 11, 27; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 23; Stat. S. 2, 7, 76.—
    • 2 Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, father of Lucretia, consul A. U. C. 245, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 10; id. Rep. 2, 31, 55; Liv. 1, 59, 8.—
    • 3 Q. Lucretius Vespillo, an orator, Cic. Brut. 48, 178.—
    • 4 Another Lucretius Vespillo, an adherent of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 7.—
  • B Fem.
  • • 1 Lū̆crētĭa, daughter of Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, and wife of Collatinus, who, when dishonored by Sex. Tarquinius, put herself to death, and thus became the immediate cause of the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome, Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46; id. Fin. 2, 20, 66; Liv. 1, 58; Ov. F. 2, 685; Juv. 10, 293.—
    • 2 Transf., for a chaste woman: Lucretia toto Sis licet usque die, Laida nocte volo, Mart. 11, 104, 21; Petr. 9, 5.

Lucrētius, a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am bekanntesten a) Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, Nachfolger des Lucius Junius Brutus im Konsulate, Liv. 1, 59, 8. Cic. de legg. 2, 10; dessen Tochter Lucretia, Gemahlin des Tarquinius Kollatinus, die, vom Sohne des letzten röm. Königs Tarquinius Superbus geschändet, sich erstach u. dadurch die unmittelbare Veranlassung zur Vertreibung der königl. Familie (der Tarquinier) gab, Liv. 1, 57 sq. Sen. ad Marc. 16, 1. Ov. fast. 2, 685. Iuven. 10, 293: appell. = »eine Lukretia« = eine keusche Frau, Petron. 9, 5. Mart. 11, 104, 21. – b) T. Lucretius Carus, ein röm. Dichter, Zeitgenosse Ciceros, Verf. des noch erhaltenen Gedichtes de rerum natura, Cic. ad Q. fr. 2, 11, 4. Quint. 10, 1, 87. Vgl. Teuffel Gesch. der röm. Literat.⁵ § 203.

Lŭcrētĭus, (11) ĭī, m. (Λουκρήτιος), nom dʼune famille rom. ; not^t  : le père de la fameuse Lucrèce : Liv. 1, 59, 8 || Lucrèce [T. Lucretius Carus, célèbre poète latin] : Cic. Q. 2, 10, 3 ; Quint. 10, 1, 87 ; 12, 11, 26.

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1. L. Lucretius, quaestor B. C. 218, was taken prisoner by the Ligurians, along with some other Roman officers, and delivered up to Hannibal. (Liv. 21.59.)

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2. M. Lucretius, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 210, appears to have taken a leading part in the dispute about the appointment of a dictator in that year. (Liv. 27.5.)

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3. Sp. Lucretius, plebeian aedile, B. C. 206, and praetor B. C. 205, received in the latter year, as his province, Ariminum, which was the name then given to the province of Gallia Cisalpina. His imperium was continued to him for the two following years, B. C. 204-203; in the latter of which he had to rebuild Genua, which had been destroyed by Mago. In B. C. 200 he was sent as ambassador to Africa with C. Terentius Varro. (Liv. 28.38, 29.13, 30.1, 11.)

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4. C. Lucretius Gallus, was created duumvir navalis with C. Matienus, B. C. 181, in order to equip a fleet against the Ligurians (Liv 40.26). Livy (l.c.) calls him simply C. Lucretius, but there can be little doubt about his being the same as C. Lucretius Gallus. Lucretius Gallus was praetor B. C. 171, and received the command of the fleet in the war against Perseus, king of Macedonia. He was a worthy match for the consul P. Licinius Crassus, and distinguished himself by his cruelties and exactions in Greece. With the money which he had amassed in the war, he constructed an aqueduct at Antium, and adorned the shrine of Aesculapius with votive pictures. On his return to Rome in B. C. 170, the Athenians and Chalcidians brought bitter complaints against him, in consequence of which he was accused by two tribunes of the plebs before the people, and condemned to pay a heavy fine. (Liv. 42.28, 31, 35, 48, 56, 63, 43.4, 6, 7, 8; Plb. 27.6.)

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5. M. Lucretius, brother of No. 4, tribune of the plebs B. C. 172, brought forward a bill "ut agrum Campanum censores fruendum locarent." In the next year he served as legate to his brother in Greece. (Liv. 42.19, 48, 56.)

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6. Sp. Lucretius, praetor B. C. 172, obtained the province of Further Spain. In B. C. 169 he served with distinction under the consul Q. Marcius Philippus, in the war against Perseus. He was one of the three ambassadors sent into Syria in B. C. 162. (Liv. 42.9, 10, 44.7, Plb. 31.12, 13.)

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7. M. Lucretius, a senator, one of the judices retained by Verres, and hence suspected of having been bribed. (Cic. Ver. 1.7.)

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8. Q. Lucretius, accused Livius Drusus of praevaricatio, B. C. 54. He is mentioned by Cicero as an intimate friend of C. Cassius Longinus, and a supporter of the aristocratical party. On the breaking out of the civil war he was stationed at Sulmo with five cohorts, but his colleague C. Attius, according to Cicero, or his town troops according tc Caesar, opened the gates of the town to M. Antony, and Lucretius was obliged to save himself by flight. (Cic. Att. 4.16.5, 7.24, 25 ; Caes. Civ. 1.18.)