Remains of Old Latin -- Tr. by E. H. Warmington 9780674993631. 1938.
A miscellany of satire and law.
This edition of early Latin writings is in four volumes.
The first three contain the extant work of seven poets and surviving portions of the Twelve Tables of Roman law.
The fourth volume contains inscriptions on various materials (including coins), all written before 79 BC.
Vol. I.
Q. Ennius [ENNIO] (239–169) of Rudiae (Rugge), author of a great epic ("Annales"), tragedies and other plays, and satire and other works
Caecilius Statius [CECILIO STAZIO] (ca. 220–ca. 166), a Celt probably of Mediolanum (Milano) in N. Italy, author of comedies.
Vol. II.
L. Livius Andronicus [LIVIO ANDRONICO] (ca. 284–204) of Tarentum (Taranto), author of tragedies, comedies, a translation and paraphrase of Homer’s Odyssey, and hymns
Cn. Naevius [NEVIO] (ca. 270–ca. 200), probably of Rome, author of an epic on the 1st Punic War, comedies, tragedies, and historical plays
M. Pacuvius [PACUVIO] (ca. 220–ca. 131) of Brundisium (Brindisi), a painter and later an author of tragedies, a historical play and satire;
L. Accius [ACCIO] (170–ca. 85) of Pisaurum (Pisaro), author of tragedies, historical plays, stage history and practice, and some other works; fragments of tragedies by authors unnamed.
Vol. III.
C. Lucilius [LUCILIO] (180?–102/1) of Suessa Aurunca (Sessa), writer of satire
The Twelve Tables of Roman law, traditionally of 451–450.
Vol. IV.
Archaic Inscriptions:
Epitaphs, dedicatory and honorary inscriptions, inscriptions on and concerning public works, on movable articles, on coins; laws and other documents.
E. H. Warmington was Professor of Classics at Birkbeck, London.
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