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Lucius Accius

Accius

also: L. Accius, Attius

The leading Roman tragic poet (c. 170-c. 86 BC), author of many tragedies on Greek and Roman themes (including an Oenomaus and a Clytaemnestra). Frequently quoted by Cicero; in Fam. 9.16 Paetus quotes his Oenomaus and Cicero borrows his 'wave against a rock' simile.

Mentioned in 20 works (47 total)

For Aulus Cluentius speeches · 18 mentions

For the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias speeches · 1 mention

§27 Accius

For Publius Sestius speeches · 1 mention

§123 Accius

On the Orator rhetoric · 1 mention

§27 Accius

On the Laws philosophy · 1 mention

§2.54 Accius

Ad Familiares 7.33 letters · 1 mention

§1 Accius

Ad Familiares 9.16 letters · 3 mentions

Ad Familiares 15.17 letters · 1 mention

§2 Attius

Brutus rhetoric · 5 mentions

On the Best Kind of Orators rhetoric · 2 mentions

Orator: To Marcus Brutus rhetoric · 2 mentions

For Quintus Ligarius speeches · 2 mentions

Academica philosophy · 1 mention

§10 Accius

On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention

§32 Accius

On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 1 mention

§41 Accius

Ad Atticum 16.2 letters · 1 mention

§3 Accius

Ad Atticum 16.5 letters · 1 mention

§1 Accius

On Duties philosophy · 2 mentions

First Philippic speeches · 1 mention

§36 Accius

Ad Familiares 12.30 letters · 1 mention

§5 Attius