Attius
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Dated to the 2nd or 3rd Century AD, it was inscribed on behalf of Titus Attius Tutor, commander of the First Cohort of Baetasian, which came to Maryport from what is now the Netherlands.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2012
The exile made his way to the land of the Volscians, and seating himself by the hearth-fire of Attius Tullius, their chief, waited there with covered head till his late bitter foe should come in.
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
They were afraid of the Romans, who had so often defeated them, and Attius sought in vain to stir them to hostility.
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
Attius, Varro, Ovid, and Seneca, successively imitated the tragedy of Ennius, and improved on their model.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
Muretus, not content with this malicious trick, afterwards sent him some other verses, to which he affixed the name of Attius, expressing, but more diffusely, the same idea.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
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