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Also known as Accius

Roman poet and literary scholar (170–c.86 BC)

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Caecilius Statius, M. Pacuvius, L. Accius
  • Euvres
  • Frammenti dalle tragedie e dalle preteste
  • I frammenti delle tragedie
  • Oeuvres

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United States
Active from
2005
adult alternative pop/rockalternativealternative/indie rockcontemporary pop/rockdance-pophip house

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Quotes

  • Saepe ignavavit fortem ex spe expectatio.
  • Muliebre ingenium, prolubium, occasio.
  • Virtuti sis par, dispar fortunis patris.
  • Cuius sit vita indecoris mortem fugere turpem haut convenit.
  • ... Vigilandum est semper; multae insidiae sunt bonis.
  • Probae etsi in segetem sunt deteriorem dataefruges, tamen ipsae suapte natura enitent.

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Key facts

Born
170 BC, Pisaurum
Died
c. 86 BC
Nationality
Roman

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Lucius Accius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Lucius Accius (/ˈæksiəs/; 170 – c. 86 BC), or Lucius Attius, was a Roman tragic poet and literary scholar. Accius was born in 170 BC at Pisaurum, a town founded in the Ager Gallicus in 184 BC. He was the son of a freedman and a freedwoman, probably from Rome.

The year of his death is unknown, but he must have lived to a great age, since Cicero (born 106 BC, hence 64 years younger) reports having conversed with him on literary matters.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lucius Accius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.