The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsMiddleton, George
Philosophy
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
Middleton, George
Authors, Latin; Latin literature -- History and criticism
Molo,
teacher of Cic. 69, 70;
of Caes. 102.
Murena, conspiracy of, 171.
Naevius, Cn.,
birth, 4;
attacks Metelli, 5;
banishment and death, 6;
plays, 6;
_Bellum Punicum_, 7;
Plautus' reference to, 14;
imit. by Lucr. 121;
by Virg. 161.
Naples, birthpl. of Statius, 291.
Naso, _see_ Ovidius.
Nemesianus, 275, 277.
Nemesis (Glycera), Tibullus' love for, 188, 190.
Neoptolemus, 179.
Nepos, Cornelius,
discussion of date, 113;
intimacy with Atticus, 113;
with Catull. 114;
character and views, 114;
minor works, 115;
_De viris illustribus_, 116;
sources, 117;
value of his work, 117;
authenticity of his works, 118;
on Terence, 40;
on Cato, 54;
friend of Catull. 139;
foll. by Mela, 259.
Nero,
relations with Sen. 244 _sqq._;
with Lucan, 265;
with Petron. 272;
with Silius, 289;
Calp. Sic. on, 276;
his poetry parodied by Persius, 262;
by Petron. 275.
Nicander,
foll. by Virg. 158;
by Macer, 182;
by Ovid, 210.
Nonius Marcellus, 353.
Novatus, M. Annaeus (= Gallio), 227, 250, 264.
Novius, 67.
Oppius, and the Corpus Caes. 106.
Orbilius, 99, 165.
Ovidius Naso, P.,
name and birth, 200;
rank and education, 201;
official career, 202;
travels, 203;
banishment, 203;
probable reasons for it, 203-4;
life at Tomi, 204-5;
death, 205;
his literary friends, 206;
his property, 206;
poems, 207;
relations with Aemilius Macer, 182;
with Tibull. 189;
with Propert. 196;
imit. Catull. 140;
Virg. 163;
foll. Propert. 199;
Verrius Flaccus, 224;
imit. by Sen. 253;
by Lucan, 271;
in _Aetna_, 279;
by Val. Flaccus, 288;
by Mart. 301;
by Juv. 326;
on Varro Atac. 144;
on Gallus, 182.
Pacuvius,
birth, 34;
literary friends, 35;
tragedies, saturae, 36;
views and style, 36;
views on Pacuvius, 37;
imit. by Lucr. 121;
by Virg. 161.
Paetus Thrasea,
relative of Persius, 261, 286;
Tacitus' attitude to, 344.
Palliata fabula, 6, 10 _sqq._, 39, 44 _sqq._, 52.
Panaetius, 82.
Papinius, _see_ Statius.
Patavinitas, 215, 219.
Patavium, birthpl. of Livy, 215.
Paterculus, _see_ Velleius.
Paul, St., and Seneca, 254.
Paulus Diaconus, abridged Festus, 224.
Pedianus, _see_ Asconius.
Pedum, prob. birthpl. of Tibull. 185.
Pellio, actor of Plautus, 12.
Persius Flaccus, A.,
dates, birthpl., rank, education, 260;
his friends, property, and character, 261;
early works, 261;
Satires--their nature, 262;
obligations to Hor. 263;
popularity, 263-4;
imit. Lucilius, 63.
Petronius Arbiter, C.,
life, 272;
Satirae--their subject, 273;
dramatic scene and date, 273-4;
style, 274;
poems in the book, 275.
Phaedrus (philosopher), 69.
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