Marcus Pacuvius (220-130BC) (jan 1, 220 BC – jan 1, 130 BC)
Description:
Born in Brundisium and later died in Tarentum; famous for his tragedies; nephew of Quintus Ennius; both a painter and a poet; ranked by both Cicero and Varro as the greatest writer of togae crepidatae.Comedies include: Pseudo
Tragedies include: Antiopa, Armorum Iudicum, Atalanta, Chryses, Dulorestes, Hermiona, Iliona, Medus, Niptra (about Eurycleia washing Odysseus’ feet), Pnetheus, Periboea, Teucer, Thyestes
Wrote Paullus. A fabula praetexta about Lucius Aemilius Paullus.
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Date:
jan 1, 220 BC
jan 1, 130 BC
~ 90 years