In this episode, Marta speaks about the political dimensions and implications, past and present, of Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things.

Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/marta_podcast_transcription_revised.docx

Date of episode recording: 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:20:06
Language of episode: 00:20:06
Presenter:Giovanna Di Martino
Guests: Marta Martín Díaz
Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

In this episode, Marta speaks about the political dimensions and implications, past and present, of Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things. Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/marta_podcast_transcription_revised.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:20:06 Language of episode: 00:20:06 Presenter:Giovanna Di Martino Guests: Marta Martín Díaz Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

Season 1: Lucretius' De Rerum Natura

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