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| + | * '''The Rape of Lucretia/Lucrece:''' the rape Livy credited with transforming the Roman monarchy into a republic. | ||
* '''Lucretius''' (Titus Lucretius Carus) (ca. 94 BC- ca. 49 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only work that we know of is the philosophical long poem ''De Rerum Natura'', O"n the Nature of Things". | * '''Lucretius''' (Titus Lucretius Carus) (ca. 94 BC- ca. 49 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only work that we know of is the philosophical long poem ''De Rerum Natura'', O"n the Nature of Things". | ||
| − | *Possible blend of '''ludicrous''(lauguably absurd or incongruous) + ''egregious'' (conspicuously bad) | + | *Possible blend of '''ludicrous'''(lauguably absurd or incongruous) + '''egregious''' (conspicuously bad) |
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- The Rape of Lucretia/Lucrece: the rape Livy credited with transforming the Roman monarchy into a republic.
- Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) (ca. 94 BC- ca. 49 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only work that we know of is the philosophical long poem De Rerum Natura, O"n the Nature of Things".
- Possible blend of ludicrous(lauguably absurd or incongruous) + egregious (conspicuously bad)
