Ennius, Quintus
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- Ennio, Quinto
- Ennius, 239 B.C.-169 B.C.
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Birth Date
- -0238
Death Date
- -0168
Birth Place
- Rudiae
Birth Place
- Calabria (Italy)
Associated Language
- Latin
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Ennius
Label from public data source WikidataEnnius, Quintus
Sources
- found:Duckett, E. S. Studies in Ennius, 1915.
- found:Ennius, Quintus. Ennius, 2018:title page (Ennius) pages xxi, etc. (Quintus Ennius; born 239 BC in Calabrian town of Rudiae; claimed descent from legendary king Messapus; versed in Greek and Oscan language and culture and, later, Roman culture; arrived in Rome in 204 BC, took up residence on the Aventine Hill; among first teachers to introduce Greek learning to Romans through readings of Greek and Latin texts; died aged 70 in 169 BC; Roman citizen; active in wide range of Latin literary endeavors: poetry (including the epic Annals), tragedies, and with less success, comedies; innovated moralistic, parodic, and autobiographical poetry compiled under title Satires (Saturae); no works survive in complete form, only in fragments; regarded as "father" of Roman literature)
- found:Wikidata, viewed online on February 2, 2023(forms of name: Ennius, Quintus Ennius, Quinto Ennio, Ennio, and others) -https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47130
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- 1980-05-21:new
- 2023-02-03:revised
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