The Authority of Ennius and the Annales in Cicero's Philosophical Works.

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The Authority of Ennius and the Annales in Cicero's Philosophical Works.

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No author from antiquity has had more influence on modern perceptions of the ancient poet, Ennius, than the late-Republican orator, Cicero. Indeed, Cicero helped transform the image of Ennius from that of a poet to an auctor, an authoritative source. Likewise, at the hands of Cicero, Ennius’ Annales was portrayed in a variety of ways, ranging from a work with scientific credibility, to a text actively involved in the transmission of Roman culture. This thesis aims to explore the ways in which...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2014

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Provis, Damien James

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9745

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Ennius / Annales / Cicero / authority / auctor / poetry / Roman literature

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