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'''Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus''' (82 BC – |
'''Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|æ|r|oʊ}}; 1}}; 82 BC – c. 35 BC) was a [[Latin poetry|Roman poet]], more polished in his style than the more famous and learned [[Marcus Terentius Varro|Varro Reatinus]], his contemporary, and therefore more widely read by the [[Augustan_literature_(ancient_Rome)|Augustan writers]].<ref name="Charles Thomas Cruttwell">[http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_histromlit_2_1_1.htm Charles Thomas Cruttwell, ''History of Roman Literature'' 1877:] Book II, part I Note III</ref> He was born in the province of [[Gallia Narbonensis]], the southern part of [[Gaul]] with its capital at [[Narbonne]], on the river Atax (now the [[Aude River|Aude]]), for his [[cognomen]] ''Atacinus'' indicates his birthplace. |
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Only fragments of his works survive. His first known works are ''Bellum Sequanicum'', a poem on [[Julius Caesar]]'s campaign against [[Ariovistus]], and some satires; these should not be confused with the ''Menippean Satires'' of the other Varro, of which some 600 fragments survive. He translated the Alexandrian poet [[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]]' ''Argonautica'' into [[Latin]]. |
Only fragments of his works survive. His first known works are ''Bellum Sequanicum'', a poem on [[Julius Caesar]]'s campaign against [[Ariovistus]], and some satires; these should not be confused with the ''Menippean Satires'' of the other Varro, of which some 600 fragments survive. He translated the Alexandrian poet [[Apollonius of Rhodes|Apollonius Rhodius]]' ''Argonautica'' into [[Latin]]. |
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Revision as of 05:29, 15 January 2014
- For others named Terentius Varro, see Varro (cognomen).
Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus (/ˈværoʊ/; 1}}; 82 BC – c. 35 BC) was a Roman poet, more polished in his style than the more famous and learned Varro Reatinus, his contemporary, and therefore more widely read by the Augustan writers.[1] He was born in the province of Gallia Narbonensis, the southern part of Gaul with its capital at Narbonne, on the river Atax (now the Aude), for his cognomen Atacinus indicates his birthplace.
Only fragments of his works survive. His first known works are Bellum Sequanicum, a poem on Julius Caesar's campaign against Ariovistus, and some satires; these should not be confused with the Menippean Satires of the other Varro, of which some 600 fragments survive. He translated the Alexandrian poet Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica into Latin.
Of Varro's fragments, the epigram on "The Tombs of the Great" is well-known; whether or not it is truly Varro's it has the terse and skeptical Roman note, the equivalent of a haiku:
- ("In a marble tomb [the freedman] Licinus lies; yet Cato lies in none
- and Pompey in but a small one: Do we believe there are gods?")
Notes
- ^ Charles Thomas Cruttwell, History of Roman Literature 1877: Book II, part I Note III