| What is traditionally considered to be Classical Latin Literature ends mostly with the end of the Silver Age (around 150 A.D.), with some exceptions made for the few authors who wrote in the later half of the 2nd Century. St. Augustine, who lived in the 4th and 5th centuries, is much later than the end of Classical Latin; he was born 200 years after it ended, and almost 200 years after the latest of the other authors here, Plautus or Apuleius (dates are unclear for Apuleius, but he died sometime around 180) died. Augustine really shouldn't be included. He lived after the Roman Empire was divided; furthermore, by this time, most of the residents of the empire were immigrants from nations outside. Latin of this period was very different.
Also, I'm kind of surprised Vergil isn't here, but I'm glad to see you'll include him in the sequel |
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