Comedy between the time of Plautus and Terence 201 Caecilius Statius 202 Scipionic Circle 203 Complete Hellenising of Roman Comedy 204 Conflicting accounts of life of Terence 205 Order in which his Plays were produced 206 His 'prologues' as indicative of his individuality 207 'Dimidiatus Menander' 209 Epicurean 'humanity' chief characteristic 210 Sentimental motive of his pieces 211 Minute delineations of character 212 Diction and rhythm 214 Influence on the style and sentiment of Horace 215 Comoedia Togata, Atellanae, Mimus 216 CHAPTER VIII. EARLY ROMAN SATIRE. C. LUCILIUS, DIED 102 B.C. Independent origin of Roman satire 217 Essentially Roman in form and spirit 219 " " in its political and censorial function 220 Personal and miscellaneous character of early satire 222 Critical epoch at which Lucilius appeared 223 Question as to the date of his birth 224 Fragments chiefly preserved by grammarians 227 Miscellaneous character and desultory treatment of subjects 228 Traces of subjects treated in different books 229 Impression of the author's personality 230 Political character of Lucilian satire 232 Social vices satirised in it 233 Intellectual peculiarities 236 Literary criticism 238 His style 240 Grounds of his popularity 243 CHAPTER IX. REVIEW OF THE FIRST PERIOD. Common aspects in the lives of poets in the second century B.C. 247 Popular and national character of their works 250 Political condition of the time reflected in its literature 251 Defects of the poetic literature in form and style 253 Other forms of literature cultivated in that age 254 Oratory and history 255 Familiar letters 256 Critical and grammatical studies 257 Summary of character of the first period 258 SECOND PERIOD. THE CLOSE OF THE REPUBLIC. CHAPTER X.