Lucan

Lucan (M. Annaeus Lucanus, 39–65 CE), son of the wealthy M. Annaeus Mela and nephew of Seneca, was born at Corduba (Cordova) in Spain and was brought as a baby to Rome. In 60 CE, at a festival in Emperor Nero's honour, Lucan praised him in a panegyric and was promoted to one or two minor offices. However, having defeated...