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The rediscovery of Lucretius's, "De Rerum Natura" helped shape the Renaissance. In a single poem, Lucretius deduces the existence of atoms, pulls the rug out from under the idea of gods, and explains a philosophy built around beauty, pleasure & reason. Was it considered as seminal during antiquity?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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