Satires
work by Ennius
Also known as: “Saturae”
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discussed in biography
- In Quintus Ennius
In the Saturae (Satires) Ennius developed the only literary genre that Rome could call its own. Four books in a variety of metres on diverse subjects, they were mostly concerned with practical wisdom, often driving home a lesson with the help of a fable. More philosophical was a…
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