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Atreus (Accius)

Accius's Atreus

also: Atreus, the play

The tragedy Atreus by Lucius Accius, source of the tyrant's notorious line oderint dum metuant ("let them hate, so long as they fear"). Cicero quotes the line in Philippic 1 to warn Antony against ruling by fear.

Mentioned in 9 works (13 total)

For Marcus Caelius speeches · 2 mentions
Ad Atticum 6.1 letters · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 6.6 letters · 1 mention
Brutus rhetoric · 3 mentions
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 14.15 letters · 1 mention
Cato the Elder, On Old Age philosophy · 1 mention
Laelius, On Friendship philosophy · 2 mentions
First Philippic speeches · 1 mention

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