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2) Ennius
Author
Series
Fragmentary republican Latin volume 1-2
Loeb classical library volume 537
Loeb classical library volume 294
Loeb classical library volume 537
Loeb classical library volume 294
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
2 volumes (lxxxviii, 498 pages; vi, 428 pages) ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Quintus Ennius (239-169 BC), widely regarded as the father of Roman literature, was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary identity and inspired major developments in Roman religion, social organization, and popular culture. Born in the Calabrian town of Rudiae in Magna Graecia, Ennius claimed descent from Messapus, eponymous hero of Messapia, and was uncle to the tragic dramatist Pacuvius. Brought in 204 to Rome in the entourage of Cato,...