Quintus Fabius Pictor (c.254/270-190 BC) (1 janv. 254 av. J.-C. – 1 janv. 190 av. J.-C.)
Description:
Called “Pictor” because his grandfather Gaius Fabius Pictor painted a temple in 302 BC; a senator; sent as an embassy in 216 BC to consult the Delphic oracle about the Roman defeat at Cannae; possibly a member of the decemviri sacris faciundis
Wrote the first Latin history. The history was written in Greek, and its subject was the First and Second Punic Wars
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 254 av. J.-C.
1 janv. 190 av. J.-C.
~ 64 years