Accius
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
Historical Examples
Accius lived to a great age, but the date of his death is not known.
A History of Roman Literature Harold North Fowler
Once when Julius Cæsar entered an assembly of poets, Accius alone abstained from rising to do him homage.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 Various
Accius and Pacuvius are mentioned by Quintilian as writers of extraordinary merit.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Tragœdiæ scriptores Accius atque Pacuvius, clarissimi sententiarum verborumque pondere, et auctoritate personarum.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence Cornelius Tacitus
Sannazzaro, for instance, acquired a wide celebrity as Accius Syncerus.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7) John Addington Symonds
Of the plays of Accius somewhat more than 700 lines are preserved, and about fifty titles are known.
A History of Roman Literature Harold North Fowler
Horace applies the epithet ‘altus,’ Ovid that of ‘animosus’ to Accius.
The Roman Poets of the Republic William Young Sellar
Like most of his predecessors, Accius wrote various minor poems, and was interested in the development of the Latin language.
A History of Roman Literature Harold North Fowler
What qualities of Accius do we find in the fragments of his writings which remain?
Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman Frank Justus Miller
Accius Nævius: the augur who cut a whetstone in pieces in presence of Tarquinius Priscus.
Bussy D’Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D’Ambois George Chapman
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