Chapter XXXVIII

SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF ROMAN LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST
TIMES TO THE DEATH OF AUGUSTUS.

Poetry--

Saturnian Metre 272

Commencement of Roman Literature 272

_The Drama_--
240. M. Livius Andronicus 272
235. Cn. Nævius 273
239-169. Q. Ennius 273
254-184. T. Maccius Plautus 273
195-159. P. Terentius Afer 274
160. Q. Cæcilius 274
100. L. Afranius 274
220-180. M. Pacuvius 275
170-90. L. Accius 275

_Comoediæ Togatæ_ 274

_Comoediæ Palliatæ_ 274

_Comoediæ Prætextatæ_ 275

_Atellanæ Fabulæ_ 275

_Mimes_ 275
50. Dec. Laberius 275
P. Syrus 275

_Fescennine Songs_ 276

_Satire_ 276
148-103. C. Lucilius 276
95-51. T. Lucretius Carus 276
87-47. Valerius Catullus 276
70-19. P. Virgilius Maro 277
65-8. Q. Horatius Flaccus 278
30. Albius Tibullus 280
Aurelius Propertius 280
B.C. A.D.
43-18. P. Ovidius Naso 281

B.C. PROSE WRITERS--

_The Annalists_ 282
210. Q. Fabius Pictor 282
L. Cincius Alimentus 282
234-140. M. Porcius Cato 282
106-43. M. Tullius Cicero 282
117-28. M. Terentius Varro 283
100-41. C. Julius Cæsar 283
86-34. C. Sallustius Crispus 284
Cornelius Nepos 284
B.C. A.D.
53-17. Titus Livius 284