Can you name the Roman Authors by Fun facts?

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Wrote the longest (and worst) Latin epic
First state professor of rhetoric, with annual salary of 100,000 sesterces
Recalled from exile (in Corsica) to tutor Nero
Lost his father when he was 6, died when he was only about 28
Wrote comedies that are sometimes attributed to one of his patrons, either Scipio Aemilianus or Laelius
Last Latin author to write both comedy and tragedy
Pliny the Younger and Septicius Clarus were his patrons
Died in Bethlehem in either A.D. 419 or 420
His style was described by Quintilian as 'lactea ubertas'
Fell into disgrace with Augustus and killed himself in 26 B.C.
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Tutor of M. Aurelius and L. Verus
Horace refers to him as 'mea lucerna'
Invokes Venus at the beginning of his work that argues against divine intervention
Dante's guide through the underworld
Best friends with T. Pomponius
Forced D. Laberius to act in one of his own mimes
Only author to have his bust displayed in Asinius Pollio's public library
Sued by his in-laws for witchcraft
The Roman Callimachus
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Roman Authors by Fun facts Quiz

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  • Created Mar 29, 2012 in Literature
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