![]() Cornelia wrote letters and fragments of them that might be authentic survive with Cornelius Nepos’ work (c.110–24 B.C.). Suggested reading and watching: The Life And Works Of TerenceĬornelia, also known as the mother of the Gracchi, was the daughter of Cornelius Scipio Africanus and mother of two of Rome’s famous politicians Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. He died young, only having written six comedies – all of which survive to this day. Terentius, known to most as Terence, was originally a slave brought to Rome by the senator Terentius Lucanus who became a comedic playwright. Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus was a politician, historian, and consul (in 129 B.C.) who wrote a treatise on Roman law, Libri magistratuum. Only fragments remain. Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, lived during the 2nd century B.C. Hostius was a Roman epic poet and author of a poem believed to be about the Istric War of 129 B.C. Hostius, active during the 2nd century B.C. Lucius Cassius Hemina was an annalist who composed his Annales in four books from the founding of Rome to 146 B.C. Lucius Cassius Hemina, lived during the 2nd century B.C. Gnaeus Gellius was a historian who wrote a huge historical work, Annales, in at least 97 books. Gnaeus Gellius, lived during the 2nd century B.C. Fragments of his work survive in quotes from Cicero. Pacuvius was a tragic poet (and painter!) from Brundisium, Italy. Fragments of his works mainly come from Aulus Gellius’ (c. We know of 42 of his works, but none survive in its entirety. He was a friend of Ennius and was famous for adapting Greek comedies to Latin. He became famous for ending his speeches with, “Moreover, I advise that Carthage must be destroyed.” (You can learn more about him in Chapter 2 of 2000 years of Latin Prose.)Ĭaecilius Statius was a comic poet who started as a slave from Gaul. Cato was a Roman military, legal advisor, consul, and censor, but was also a noted writer from Tusculum, Italy. (You can learn more about Ennius in Chapter 1 of 2000 years of Latin Prose, or you can watch a video in Latin about him here.)Ĭato Maior, also known as Cato the Elder was born as Marcus Porcius Priscus. There are unfortunately only fragments left of his Annals, tragedies, and from his prose work Euhemerus. Ennius has been considered the father of Roman poetry. Septem Locutiones Latinae ex Aulularia, Fabula PlautiĮnnius was a writer and poet, as well as a Roman soldier from Rudiae in southern Italy. Suggested reading in Latin: The Life And Works Of Plautus (video in Latin) These plays are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived history in their entirety. He wrote about 130 plays, out of which 20 have survived. Plautus was a playwright from Sarsina in northern Italy. He is famous for angering the Metellus family with his satire and was ultimately exiled from Rome. Naevius was an epic poet and playwriter/dramatist. ![]() He has been considered to be the father of Latin literature. He translated Greek literature to Latin but also wrote tragedies and comedies. ![]() ![]() Lucius Livius Andronicus, c.284‑c.205 B.C.Īndronicus was an epic poet originally from Greece who came to Rome as a slave. The list contains Roman authors who wrote works in Latin those only writing in Greek have been excluded. At the end of the list, after the last century, you will also find a category called “Unknown date.” If no exact years are known, but known contemporaries are, the author has been sorted in close vicinity of said contemporary. If only a vague century for the author’s active years is known, he/she has been sorted under that century. If no birth year is known, but a year of death is, the author has been sorted after that in relation to other authors. The authors are, as far as possible, arranged after their birth year. ![]() The list is divided into centuries to make it easier to navigate. We’ve included a few short sentences about each author to give you a quick overview of who they were and what they wrote. Here we have gathered a list, a chronology, of Roman authors who wrote in Latin from the 3rd century B.C. Roman Authors Of The 4th Century A.D.Roman Authors Of The 3rd Century A.D.Roman Authors Of The 2nd Century A.D.Roman Authors Of The 1st Century A.D.Roman Authors Of The 1st Century B.C.Roman Authors Of The 2nd Century B.C.Roman Authors Of The 3rd Century B.C. ![]()
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