Latin Anthology

The Latin Anthology (Anthologia latina) is a compilation of Latin verses from the era of Ennius (c. 239 – c. 169 BC, often considered the father of Roman poetry) up to around 1000 AD. This collection was mainly compiled by Pieter Burmann the Younger (1713 – 1778). Quotes Marmoreo Licinus tumulo jacet, at Cato parvo,  Pompeius nullo. Quis putet esse deos?Saxa premunt Licinum, levat altum Fama Catonem,  Pompeium tituli. Credimus esse deos. Licinus lies in a marble tomb, Cato in an humble one, Pompey in none. Who can think that the gods exist? Heavy lies the stone on Licinus; Fame raises Cato on high; his glories, Pompey. We believe that the gods do exist. The first two lines – sometimes attributed to Varro Atacinus – are an epigram from the Latin Anthology in reference to the magnificent tomb of one Licinus, the slave and steward of Julius Caesar. The two lines in answer are of more recent origin. — H. T. Riley, Dictionary of Latin and Greek Quotations, Proverbs, Maxims, and Mottos (1891), p. 220 External links H. W. Garrod, The Oxford Book of Latin Verse (1912) Category:Poetry