| LC control no. | n 79109712 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ennius, Quintus |
| Variant(s) | Ennio, Quinto Ennius, 239 B.C.-169 B.C. |
| Other standard no. | 0000000109208922 Q47130 |
| Associated country | Rome |
| Located | Rome (Italy) |
| Birth date | -0238 |
| Death date | -0168 |
| Place of birth | Rudiae Calabria (Italy) |
| Field of activity | Tragedies (Drama) Comedy plays Poetry Satirical literature |
| Profession or occupation | Poets Playwrights |
| Found in | Duckett, E. S. Studies in Ennius, 1915. Ennius, Quintus. Ennius, 2018: title page (Ennius) pages xxi, etc. (Quintus Ennius; born 239 BC in Calabrian town of Rudiae; claimed descent from legendary king Messapus; versed in Greek and Oscan language and culture and, later, Roman culture; arrived in Rome in 204 BC, took up residence on the Aventine Hill; among first teachers to introduce Greek learning to Romans through readings of Greek and Latin texts; died aged 70 in 169 BC; Roman citizen; active in wide range of Latin literary endeavors: poetry (including the epic Annals), tragedies, and with less success, comedies; innovated moralistic, parodic, and autobiographical poetry compiled under title Satires (Saturae); no works survive in complete form, only in fragments; regarded as "father" of Roman literature) Wikidata, viewed online on February 2, 2023 (forms of name: Ennius, Quintus Ennius, Quinto Ennio, Ennio, and others) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47130> |
| Associated language | lat |
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