Hermead: Lucretius

Swerve Of Lucretius - Lucretius studies augury with his uncle but is skeptical about its value, so he escapes the family garden to explore the world. At the Veneralia he meets a girl and falls in love with her, then he frees a man imprisoned in a tree. Attending school at the Temple of Feronia, Lucretius meets Gaius Memmius and they discuss philosophy. They meet Sulla at the Temple of Saturnus, work on editing the works of Aristoteles at the Tabularium, attend the wedding of Memmius, visit the Sibylla of Cumae, then explore Mount Vesuvius. After returning home, Lucretius defends the homeland against Spartacus in the Third Servile War. After they defeat the rebel army, Lucretius travels to Herculaneum where he meets Democritus. Lucretius falls in love with his daughter and, inspired by her as Venus, he composes his didactic poem about the Nature of Things. Taking Venus to Mount Vesuvius, Lucretius builds a pair of wings and tries to fly like Icarus.