Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39-65 CE), grandson of Seneca the Elder and nephew of Seneca the Younger, was a Roman statesman and Latin poet. Born in Corduba, he came to Rome as an infant and later held the positions of quaestor and augur. Lucan's elite education made him not only eligible to hold political office but also allowed him to indulge in the writing of literature, notably his Bellum Civile. He was a key figure within the inner circle of the Emperor Nero, a great patron of the arts.
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