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title: Marcus Annaeus Lucanus
author: Cruccone
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4081/marcus-annaeus-lucanus/
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# Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

_Authored by Cruccone_

## Image File

[![Marcus Annaeus Lucanus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4081.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4081.jpeg)

## Image Caption

[Marcus Annaeus Lucanus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marcus_Annaeus_Lucanus/), grandson of [Seneca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Seneca/) the Elder and nephew of Seneca the Younger, was a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) statesman and Latin poet. Lucan was honoured with a prize at the first Neronian Games in 60 CE for a poem praising [Nero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nero/) and was known for the complex and historical poem Bellum Civile. (CE 39-65)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cruccone. (2015, September 25). Marcus Annaeus Lucanus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4081/marcus-annaeus-lucanus/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucan#/media/File:Busto_de_Lucano,_Cordoba.JPG) by [**Cruccone**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucan#/media/File:Busto_de_Lucano,_Cordoba.JPG). Submitted by [Dominique Chapman](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dominique.chapman/ "User Page: Dominique Chapman"), published on 25 September 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.