The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsMiddleton, George
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The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
Middleton, George
Authors, Latin; Latin literature -- History and criticism
Ennius,
birth, 26;
in Sardinia, 26;
life in Rome, 27;
in Aetolia, a Roman citizen, death, 28;
character and views, 29;
plays, Saturae, etc. 30;
_Annals_, 31;
services to Latin literature--the hexameter, 32;
influence on other poets, 33;
views on Ennius, 34;
criticised by Lucilius, 62;
imit. by Lucr. 121;
by Virg. 161;
in _Bell. Hisp._ 109;
imit. Naevius, 7;
quoted by Phaedrus, 237;
taught Pacuv. 35.
Epicureanism, 83;
in Enn. 30;
discussed by Cic. 80 _sqq._;
in Lucr. 120 _sqq._
in Virg. 149;
in Hor. 170, 173;
in _Aetna_, 279.
Epidius, teacher of Virg. 149.
Euhemerism, 31, 162.
Euphorion, 156, 183.
Euripides,
imit. by Enn. 30;
by Pacuv. 36;
by Accius, 57;
by Sen. 253;
criticised by Lucilius, 62.
Fabianus, Papirius, 240.
Fabius, _see_ Quintilianus.
Fabius Labeo, 42, 52.
Fabius Pictor, 52;
foll. by Livy, 219.
Fabius Rusticus, 245;
foll. by Tac. 346.
Fannius, 58.
Fenestella, 40, 224.
Festus, 8, 224.
Flaccus, _see_ Horatius, Persius, Valerius, Verrius.
Florus, Iulius, 181, 172, 179.
Forum Iulii, birthpl. of Gallus, 182.
Frontinus, S. Iulius,
military and civil career, 310;
works, 311-2;
friend of Mart. 298.
Fundanius, 181.
Furius Antias, 66.
Furius Bibaculus, 99.
Furnius, 181.
Fuscus, _see_ Aristius.
Gades, birthpl. of Columella, 258.
Gaetulicus, 301.
Gallio, _see_ Novatus.
Gallus, Cornelius,
life, 182;
poems, 183;
relations with Virg. 150, 156.
Gellius, Aulus, 352.
Geminus, _see_ Tanusius.
Germanicus Caesar, 281.
Glycera, _see_ Nemesis.
Gracci, 58.
Guilds of poets, 2, 38.
Hadrian,
banishes Juv. 322;
dismisses Sueton. 349.
Helvia, 227, 240 _sqq._
Helvius, _see_ Cinna.
Hemina, _see_ Cassius.
Herennium, Rhet. ad, 88;
foll. by Quint. 309.
Hesiod, imit. by Virg. 157.
Hieronymus, _see_ Jerome.
Hirtius and the Corpus Caes. 106 _sqq._
Homer,
trans. by Livius, 3;
by Matius, 66;
by Cic. 88;
imit. by Hostius, 65;
by Virg. 161;
by Val. Flaccus, 288;
by Silius, 291;
parodied by Petron. 273.
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