Livius Andronicus

Lucius Livius Andronicus (Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period of the Roman Republic. Quotes E. H. Warmington, Remains of Old Latin, Vol. 2, LCL 314 (1936), pp. 1–45 Norbert Guterman, A Book of Latin Quotations (1966), pp. 2–5 Mirum videtur quod sit factum iam diu? Does that seem wonderful because 'twas doneNow long ago? Aiax Mastigophorus Cp. Sophocles, Ajax, 1266–7; see: E. M. Sanford, "The Tragedies of Livius Andronicus", The Classical Journal, vol. 18, no. 5 (1923), p. 280 Praestatur laus virtuti, sed multo ociusverno gelu tabescit.     To virtue praise is offered,But quicker far it melts than ice in spring. Aiax Mastigophorus Lepus tute es; et pulpamentum quaeris! A hare—that's you; and yet you're hunting game! Ex incertis fabulis Virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum, ... Tell me, O Goddess of song, of the clever man, ... Odissia I, 1     ... namque nullumpeius macerat humanum quamde mare saevum;vires cui sunt magnae topper confringentinportunae undae.         ... for nothingWastes a man worse than cruel sea. The manWhose strength is great—him will the savage wavesWith all speed shatter. Odissia VIII, 138–39 Cum socios nostros Ciclops impius mandisset, ... When wicked Cyclops had my comrades munched, ... Odissia XX, 19 External links Category:Poets from Rome Category:Latin authors Category:Translators of Homer