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Horace
(Lyric Poet and Satirist, Roman, 65 – 8 BCE)Introduction Horace was, along with Vergil, the leading Roman poet in the time of Emperor Augustus. He ...
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Lucan
(Epic Poet, Roman, 39 – 65 CE)Introduction Lucan was a Roman epic poet during the reign of Emperor Nero. Despite his short life, he is regarded as ...
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Seneca the Younger
(Tragic Playwright, Roman, c. 4 BCE – 65 CE)Introduction Seneca the Younger was a Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist of the Silver Age of L...
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The Aeneid
(Epic Poem, Latin/Roman, 19 BCE, 9,996 lines)Introduction - Who wrote Aeneid "The Aeneid" (Lat: "Aeneis") is an epic poem by Vergil (Virgil), the p...
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Apocolocyntosis
(Satire, Latin/Roman, c. 55 CE, 246 lines)Introduction "Apocolocyntosis" (Greek: "Apokolokyntosis") or "Apocolocyntosis divi Claudii", usually tran...
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The Georgics
(Didactic Poem, Latin/Roman, 29 BCE, 2,188 lines)Introduction "The Georgics" (Gr: "Georgicon") is a didactic poem, in the tradition of Hesiod, by t...
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Thesmophoriazusae
(Comedy, Greek, 411 BCE, 1,231 lines)Introduction "Thesmophoriazusae" (literally meaning "The Women Celebrating the Festival of the Thesmophoria", ...
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Troades (The Trojan Women)
(Tragedy, Latin/Roman, c. 54 CE, 1,179 lines)Introduction "Troades" ("The Trojan Women") is one of the best-known tragedies of the Roman playwright...
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Hercules Furens
(Tragedy, Latin/Roman, c. 54 CE, 1,344 lines)Introduction "Hercules Furens" ("The Mad Hercules" or "The Madness of Hercules") is a tragedy by the R...
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Oedipus
(Tragedy, Latin/Roman, c. 55 CE, 1,061 lines)Introduction “Oedipus” is a tragedy by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger, written around 55 CE. ...
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Merlin
One of the most fascinating figures in the Welsh mythology and the Arthurian legend is Merlin, the great wizard, prophet and adviser to several kin...
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Oedipus at Colonus
Oedipus at Colonus (Gr: Oidipous epi Kolono or Oedipus epi Kotonoi; Lat: Oedipus Coloneus) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. ...