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Quintus Ennius
Ennius
Early Roman epic poet (239-169 BC), author of the Annales; quoted by Livy on Fabius Maximus.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §26 Ennius
Quintus Ennius, the great early Roman poet, quoted for the line on Fabius: 'one man by delaying restored the state'.
- The History of Rome, Book 38 §41 Quintus Ennius
The great early Roman poet (239-169 BC), author of the Annales; a statue of him was said to stand in the tomb of the Scipios.