Importance of Ennius 62 Notices of his life 63 Influences affecting his career 64 Italian birth-place 64 Greek education 65 Service in Roman army 66 Historical importance of his age 68 Intellectual character of his age 69 Personal traits 71 Description of himself in the Annals 72 Intimacy with Scipio 74 His enthusiastic temperament 75 Religious spirit and convictions 77 Miscellaneous works 79 Saturae 81 Dramas 83 Annals 88 Outline of the Poem 89 Idea by which it is animated 92 Artistic defects 93 Roman character of the work 94 Contrast with the Greek Epic 96 Contrast in its personages 96 Contrast in supernatural element 97 Oratory in the Annals 98 Description and imagery 100 Rhythm and diction 102 Chief literary characteristics of Ennius 106 Energy of conception 107 Patriotic and imaginative sentiment 110 Moral emotion 112 Practical understanding 113 Estimate in ancient times 116 Disparaging criticism of Niebuhr 118 CHAPTER V EARLY ROMAN TRAGEDY. M. PACUVIUS, 219-129 B.C. L. ACCIUS, 170-ABOUT 90 B.C.