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Ennius

[ en-ee-uhs ]

noun

  1. Quin·tus [kwin, -t, uh, s], 239–169? b.c., Roman poet.


Ennius

/ ˈɛnɪəs /

noun

  1. EnniusQuintus239 bc169 bcMRomanWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatist Quintus (ˈkwɪntəs). 239–169 bc , Roman epic poet and dramatist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Well has Ennius said, "Kindnesses misplaced are nothing but a curse and disservice."

And Persius favours me, by saying, that Ennius was the fifth from the Pythagorean peacock.

But the chief distinction of Ennius was gained in tragic and narrative poetry.

Ennius called his didactic poem on natural philosophy Epicharmus after the comic poet.

The verse of Ennius is sometimes crude and harsh, but it contains many fine lines and grand passages.

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