Ennius
Americannoun
noun
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In his Hecuba, also, and probably in his Iphigenia, Ennius made free use of the dramas founded on the same subjects by Euripides.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
It supports a bust, supposed, upon slight foundation, to be that of the poet Ennius.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Another poet who lived upon the Aventine was Ennius, who is described as inhabiting a humble dwelling, and being attended by a single female slave.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
The fragments of Ennius, on the other hand, scarcely afford sufficient ground for attributing to him a genuine dramatic faculty.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
This actual service in a great war left its impress on the work done by Ennius.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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