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Quintilian, a Roman teacher of the first century A.D. His Latin name was Marcus Fabius Quintilianus.
DRAMATISTS & POETS
Ancient Rome was filled with drama, both real and fictional. See how Roman writers influenced and responded to their culture through their work.
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VirgilVirgil , or Vergil, (7-19 B.C.), a Roman poet. His full name was Publius Vergilius Maro. See more »
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Gaius Valerius Catullus
Catullus Gaius Valerius (84-54 B.C.), a Roman poet most famous for his elegiac and lyric poetry. See more »
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Horace
Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.), a Roman poet. His full name was Quintus Horatius Flaccus. See more »
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Juvenal
Juvenal, (60-140 A.D.), a Roman satirist. His full name in Latin was Decimus Junius Juvenalis. See more »
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus , a Roman philosopher and dramatist. Seneca's philosophical works are concerned with the wise conduct of life in the spirit of Stoicism. See more »
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Lucius Apuleius
ApuleiusLucius , a Roman writer and philosopher of the second century A.D. His principal work is Metamorphoses , better known by its subtitle, The Golden Ass. See more »
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Lucretius
Lucretius (97-55 B.C.),a Roman poet and philosopher. His full name was Titus Lucretius Carus. See more »
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Marcus Terentius Varro
Varro, Marcus Terentius (11-27 B.C.), a Roman scholar. He was called "the most learned of the Romans" because of his encyclopedic knowledge. See more »
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Ovid
Ovid (43 B.C-17 A.D.), a Roman poet. His full name was Publius Ovidius Naso. Metamorphoses (15 books), written in hexameter, describes miraculous changes from one form to another. See more »
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Plautus
Plautus (254-184 B.C.), a Roman playwright. His full name was Titus Maccius Plautus. See more »
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