Benedikt Stay-Stojkovic (1714-1801) was a famous Latin poet, a member of Accademia dell’Arcadia. He studied in Dubrovnik and Rome, and was a professor at Sapienza. He wrote two extensive epics:

• “Philosophiae versibus traditiae libri VI” (Six books of versified philosophy), published in Venice in 1744. It contains 10,249 hexameters, in which he presented Descart’s philosophy. Second enlarged ed. was published in Rome, comprising 11,229 hexameters.
• “Philosophiae recentioris…versibus traditiae libri X”, was devoted to Newton’s scientific and philosophical views, published in 1755. It contains as many as 24,227 hexameters. Commentaries and notes have been written by an outstanding Croatian Latinist and scientist Rugjer Boskovic.

This is why he was named “Croatian Lucretius”.