Lucius Livius Andronicus (284-204 B.C.E.) (6h 1min, jan 1, 284 y BC – 23h 17min, jan 1, 204 y BC)
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Born in Tarentum (S. Italy); brought as a slave of Marcus Livius Salinator (consul of 207 BC) to Rome in 272 BC after the fall of Tarentum in the war with Pyrrhus; after he was freed, he became the first Greek teacher in Rome; the first theatrical performance, written in Latin, in Rome was one of his works, performed in 240 BC (at Ludi Romani in honor of Jupiter); wrote fabulae palliatae
Considered the “Father of Latin Literature”
Wrote the Odysseia, a translation of Homer’s Odyssey into Latin in Saturnian verse. Only 46 lines of the work are extant. Contains the opening line: Virum mihi, Camena, inseca versutum.
Composed the first Roman comedy in 240 BC for the ludi Romani in commemoration of the close of the First Punic War.
Commissioned to write a hymn to Juno to gain the favor of the gods for the Second Punic War.
Comedies include: Gladiolus, Ludus, Virgus
Tragedies include: Achilles, Aegisthus, Aiax, Andromeda, Antiopa, Hermiona, Danae, Ino, Equos Troianus, Tereus
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