LUCAN - MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCANUS
\lˈuːkən mˈɑːkəs ˈanəɹɪəs lˈuːkanəs], \lˈuːkən mˈɑːkəs ˈanəɹɪəs lˈuːkanəs], \l_ˈuː_k_ə_n__ m_ˈɑː_k_ə_s ˈa_n_ə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s l_ˈuː_k_a_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of LUCAN - MARCUS ANNAEUS LUCANUS
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A Latin poet, nephew of Seneca; born at Cordova, Spain, 39 A. D.; died at Rome, 65 A. D. His uncle introduced him to the court of Nero, and for a time he was a favorite; but Nero envied his poetic talents and banished him from court. His epic poem "Pharsalia" has for its subject the great battle between Caesar and Pompey at Pharsalus: in style it is stilted, labored, and rhetorical, yet it shows undoubted poetic talent and nobility of thought.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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