The Student's Companion to Latin Authors

Name: The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
Author: Middleton, George

Middleton, George

Authors, Latin; Latin literature -- History and criticism

Propertius, Sex.,
    name, 191;
    birth, 192;
    youth and education, 193;
    relations with Lycinna and Cynthia, 193-4;
    later life, 194-5;
    relations with Maecenas, Augustus, and contemporary poets, 195-6;
    elegies, 196;
    dates and contents of the four books, 196-9;
    his archaeological tastes, 198;
    character, 200;
    friend of Ovid, 206;
    imit. Virg. 163;
    imit. by Mart. 301.

  Prosody, 22, 32.

  Publilius Syrus,
    life and works, 145;
    views on, 146;
    contest with Laberius, 97, 145.

  Pupius, 185.

  Pythagoreanism,
    in Enn. 30;
    in Laberius, 99;
    in Virg. 162.


  Quadrigarius, _see_ Claudius.

  Quintilianus, M. Fabius,
    pl. of birth, 302;
    probable date of birth, his teachers, at the bar, 303;
    professor of oratory, date of the _Institutio_, retirement, 304;
    tutor to Domitian's grandnephews, consul, flattery of Domitian,
      domestic relations, 305;
    earlier works, 306;
    _Institutio_, 306;
    scope of work, 307;
    his authorities, 308;
    spurious works, 309;
    friend of Martial, 298;
    teacher of Pliny the younger, 327;
    views on Roman writers, _passim_.

  Quintius, _see_ Atta.


  Rabirius, 83.

  Reate, birthpl. of Varro, 91.

  Religion,
    in Enn. 29;
    in Pacuv. 36;
    in Accius, 57;
    in Lucr. 122;
    in Virg. 161;
    in Livy, 222;
    in Tac. 343.

  Rhinthonica, 11.

  Roscius, actor, 69, 73.

  Rudiae, birthpl. of Enn. 26.

  Rufus, _see_ Curtius, Valgius, Varius.

  Rusticus, _see_ Fabius.

  Rutilius, 220.


  Sallustius Crispus, C.,
    dates, youth, rank, 125;
    political and military life, 126-7;
    retirement, 128;
    _Bell. Cat._, object of work, 128;
    _Bell. Iug._, object of work, 129;
    _Hist._ 129;
    spurious works, 130;
    as a historian, 130;
    authorities and models, 131;
    style, popularity, 132;
    criticised by Livy, 216;
    foll. by Frontinus, 311;
    by Val. Max. 235;
    on Sisenna, 67.

  Santra, on Terence, 42.

  Sappho,
    imit. by Catull. 139;
    by Hor. 174.

  Sarranae tibiae, 45.

  Sarsina, birthpl. of Plautus, 8.

  Saturae, 30, 36, 61, 64, 172, 262, 320;
    Menippeae, 96, 273.

  Saturnians, 3, 7.

  Scaurus, _see_ Aemilius.

  Scipio Africanus the elder, friend of Enn. 27.

  Scipio Africanus the younger,
    friend of Ter. 40;
    of Lucilius, 59.

  Sedigitus, Volcacius, 66;
    on Plautus, 10;
    canon, 39, 66.

  Seianus,
    praised by Velleius, 234;
    relations with Phaedrus, 237.

  Seneca, Annaeus, the elder,
    birth, rank, 226;
    life in Rome, death, character, 227;
    _Controversiae_, 228-9;
    _Suasoriae_, 229;
    his history, 230.

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The Student's Companion to Latin Authors

Middleton, George

Authors, Latin; Latin literature -- History and criticism

Propertius, Sex.,
    name, 191;
    birth, 192;
    youth and education, 193;
    relations with Lycinna and Cynthia, 193-4;
    later life, 194-5;
    relations with Maecenas, Augustus, and contemporary poets, 195-6;
    elegies, 196;
    dates and contents of the four books, 196-9;
    his archaeological tastes, 198;
    character, 200;
    friend of Ovid, 206;
    imit. Virg. 163;
    imit. by Mart. 301.

  Prosody, 22, 32.

  Publilius Syrus,
    life and works, 145;
    views on, 146;
    contest with Laberius, 97, 145.

  Pupius, 185.

  Pythagoreanism,
    in Enn. 30;
    in Laberius, 99;
    in Virg. 162.


  Quadrigarius, _see_ Claudius.

  Quintilianus, M. Fabius,
    pl. of birth, 302;
    probable date of birth, his teachers, at the bar, 303;
    professor of oratory, date of the _Institutio_, retirement, 304;
    tutor to Domitian's grandnephews, consul, flattery of Domitian,
      domestic relations, 305;
    earlier works, 306;
    _Institutio_, 306;
    scope of work, 307;
    his authorities, 308;
    spurious works, 309;
    friend of Martial, 298;
    teacher of Pliny the younger, 327;
    views on Roman writers, _passim_.

  Quintius, _see_ Atta.


  Rabirius, 83.

  Reate, birthpl. of Varro, 91.

  Religion,
    in Enn. 29;
    in Pacuv. 36;
    in Accius, 57;
    in Lucr. 122;
    in Virg. 161;
    in Livy, 222;
    in Tac. 343.

  Rhinthonica, 11.

  Roscius, actor, 69, 73.

  Rudiae, birthpl. of Enn. 26.

  Rufus, _see_ Curtius, Valgius, Varius.

  Rusticus, _see_ Fabius.

  Rutilius, 220.


  Sallustius Crispus, C.,
    dates, youth, rank, 125;
    political and military life, 126-7;
    retirement, 128;
    _Bell. Cat._, object of work, 128;
    _Bell. Iug._, object of work, 129;
    _Hist._ 129;
    spurious works, 130;
    as a historian, 130;
    authorities and models, 131;
    style, popularity, 132;
    criticised by Livy, 216;
    foll. by Frontinus, 311;
    by Val. Max. 235;
    on Sisenna, 67.

  Santra, on Terence, 42.

  Sappho,
    imit. by Catull. 139;
    by Hor. 174.

  Sarranae tibiae, 45.

  Sarsina, birthpl. of Plautus, 8.

  Saturae, 30, 36, 61, 64, 172, 262, 320;
    Menippeae, 96, 273.

  Saturnians, 3, 7.

  Scaurus, _see_ Aemilius.

  Scipio Africanus the elder, friend of Enn. 27.

  Scipio Africanus the younger,
    friend of Ter. 40;
    of Lucilius, 59.

  Sedigitus, Volcacius, 66;
    on Plautus, 10;
    canon, 39, 66.

  Seianus,
    praised by Velleius, 234;
    relations with Phaedrus, 237.

  Seneca, Annaeus, the elder,
    birth, rank, 226;
    life in Rome, death, character, 227;
    _Controversiae_, 228-9;
    _Suasoriae_, 229;
    his history, 230.

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