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Gnaeus Naevius
Naevius
Roman epic and dramatic poet (c. 270-201 BC); author of the Bellum Punicum and several tragedies and comedies.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 15.6 §1 so Hector says, I believe, in Naevius
Cicero quotes a line spoken by Hector in a tragedy of the early Roman poet Gnaeus Naevius (c. 270-201 BC): the joke is that praise from a praised man (Cato) is the sweetest, just as Hector valued his father's praise.
- Tusculan Disputations §4.67 the Hector of Naevius rejoices
A line from a play (the Hector Proficiscens) of the early Roman poet Gnaeus Naevius, in which Hector rejoices to be praised by his father Priam. Cicero cites it as a wholesome kind of joy.
Mentioned in 11 works (70 mentions)
For Publius Quinctius
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