Ennius
Roman writer and poet (c. 239 - c. 169 BC) · Italy · Writers · Lived 239 BC to 169 BC · aged 70
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Something wrong?The Roman Republic's first great poet, working centuries before Virgil - except almost nothing he wrote survived intact, only scattered lines quoted by others.
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About this person
Born around 239 BC in Rudiae, a small Messapian town near modern Lecce, Ennius grew up speaking three languages: his native Oscan, Latin, and Greek. He lived and wrote during the Roman Republic, drawing on Greek literary models to shape a new kind of Latin verse. His works - now lost except for fragments preserved in quotations by later writers - introduced techniques and forms that would define Roman poetry for generations. He died around 169 BC, leaving behind scattered lines and a reputation as the father of the tradition.
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