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De rerum natura (usually translated as On the Nature of Things) is a philosophical epic poem written by Lucretius in Latin around 55 BCE. The poem was lost during the Middle Ages, rediscovered in 1417, and first printed in 1473.
Lacrimae rerum (Latin: [ˈlakrɪmae̯ ˈreːrũː] [1]) is the Latin phrase for "tears of things." It derives from Book I, line 462 of the Aeneid (c. 29–19 BC), by Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70–19 BC). Some recent quotations have included rerum lacrimae sunt or sunt lacrimae rerum meaning "there are tears of (or for) things."
De rerum natura (Latin: [deː ˈreːrʊn naːˈtuːraː]; On the Nature of Things) is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius (c. 99 BC – c. 55 BC) with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience.
Rerum novarum (from its incipit, with the direct translation of the Latin meaning "of revolutionary change" [n 1]), or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor, is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891.
tempus rerum imperator: time, commander of all things "Tempus Rerum Imperator" has been adopted by the Google Web Accelerator project. It is shown in the "About Google Web Accelerator" page. Also, motto of Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. tempus vernum: spring time: Name of song by popular Irish singer Enya: tempus volat, hora fugit
From Lucretius' De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things), I.205: Nil igitur mors est ad nos: Death, therefore, is nothing to us: From Lucretius' De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things), III.831: nil mortalibus ardui est: nothing is impossible for humankind: From Horace's Odes. Motto of Rathkeale College, New Zealand and Brunts School ...
in rerum natura: in the nature of things: See also Lucretius' De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). in retentis: among things held back: Used to describe documents kept separately from the regular records of a court for special reasons. in saecula (saeculorum), in saeculum saeculi: roughly: down to the times of the times: forever (and ever ...
His best-efforts translation of Xenophon's Cyropaedia into Latin cannot be praised for accuracy by modern standards. But he was the first critic to label it a "political romance", instead of history. He also translated Lucian's Ass, considered an influence of Apuleius's Latin masterpiece, The Golden Ass.