Memmius
historical figure · 1 work · 6 mentions · 14 anchored passages
Memmian house · Memmius mine · O Memmius · illustrious Memmius · illustrious scion of the Memmian house · thou
in the texts
De Rerum Natura
The Roman dedicatee of the poem, a member of the distinguished Memmian family, praised by Venus and called to attend to the philosophical teaching with a clear mind.
Neglect the civic cause.
Peerless in every grace at every hour-
This I can promise, Memmius, for a fact: