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Full Idea
Lucretius's 'De Rerum Natura' was rediscovered in 1417, after languishing forgotten for six centuries.
Gist of Idea
Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417
Source
A.C. Grayling (What is Good? [2003], Ch.5)
Book Ref
Grayling,A.C.: 'What is Good? The Best Way to Live' [Phoenix 2003], p.124
A Reaction
A wonder. Is it the greatest book of the ancient world - because it partially preserves the lost philosophy of great Democritus?