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Bookmark or Share- Lucan - Classics - Oxford BibliographiesLucan was one of the major successors of Virgil in the genre of Latin epic poetry. In turn, he exercised a strong influence on later European epic and was seen as inspirational to anti-monarchists. Although he was a prolific poet, his epic on the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey, covering the years 49–48 BCE, is his only surviving work.
- Lucan (British TV series) - WikipediaLucan is a two-part British television drama, starring Rory Kinnear, Christopher Eccleston and Catherine McCormack, portraying the disappearance in 1974 of the Earl of Lucan, following the murder of his children's nanny. Written by Jeff Pope and directed by Adrian Shergold, it was broadcast in December 2013.
- The Pharsalia by Lucan: Epic Poem on the Roman Civil WarThe author of the Pharsalia was Lucan (39 AD – 65 AD) who was born in what is now southern Spain.He was the grandson of Seneca the Elder, and the nephew of the Stoic philosopher and statesman, Seneca the Younger. He became a close friend of Nero, who helped Lucan to secure the post of Quaestor.Lucan managed to write the Epic which consists of ten books in a remarkably short period of time.
- Lucan - New World EncyclopediaLucan - New World Encyclopedia. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (November 3, 39 C.E. – April 30, 65 C.E. ), better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (present-day Córdoba, Spain), in the Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded one of the outstanding figures of the Silver Latin period, and he is often ranked ...
- Lucan – TV review | Television | The GuardianLucan – TV review. Lord Lucan's vile, hate-filled world of decadence and privilege is brilliantly captured in Jeff Pope's adaptation of John Pearson's book The Gamblers. I t's a pity that a man ...
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