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Ancient Literature: Romans - Alphabetical

[Note: Definitions of abbreviations for the century of origination for documents and time-period for people and events: BCE (Before Common Era) this corresponds with BC (Before Christ),e.g. "100 BCE" or "100 BC", and CE means Common Era (or alternatively, Christian Era)and corresponds to AD (Anno Domini "in the year of Our Lord"), e.g. "AD 35" or "35 CE".

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Author	Date	Author Information Sources	Primary Sources: English Translations
Accius, Lucius - Roman tragic poet (writer and dramatist)	ca. 170-c.86 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] Dictionary of Literary Biography: Ancient Roman Writers Ref PN451 .D5 v. 211 The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 3
Acilius, Gaius - Historian/Senator	fl. 155 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 7
Aelian (Claudius Aelianus) - Greek rhetorician	fl. 2nd century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 18
Aelius Lucius (Stilo Praeconinus) - Roman scholar (first Roman philosopher)	154-74 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 18
Aelius Paetus Catus, Sextus - Jurist	fl. 195 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 19
Aelius Tubero, Lucius (friend and relative by marriage of Cicero) - Annales	fl. 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 19
Aelius Tubero, Quintus (son of Lucius) - Consul/historian	fl. 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 19
Aemilius Macer - Poet	?-16 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 21
Afranius, Lucius - Roman comic poet	fl. 160-120 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 33
*Agathinus* (Claudius Agathinus) - Physician	1st century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 36
Albinovanus Pedo - Poet	fl. 1st century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 50
Albucius Silus (Silo), Gaius - Augustan orator/teacher of rhetoric	fl. 6 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 51
Alfenus Varus, Publius - Jurist	fl. latter part of 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 63
Alfius (Alphius) Avitus - Poet	believed to have lived in the first half of the 3rd century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 63
Amelius Gentilianus - Philosopher	3rd century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 72
Ammianus Marcellinus - Historian	AD 330-95	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 73	The Battle of Hadrianopolis, 378 CE History, XIV.16: The Luxury of the Rich in Rome, c. 400 CE. The Siege of Amida in 359
Ampelius, Lucius - Writer	3rd-4th century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 75
Annaeus Lucanus, Marcus (*Lucan*) - Poet	AD 39-65	De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Lucan by Suetonius LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 94	Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War") Pharsalia (The Civil War) from Blackmask Online (pdf)
Annaeus Seneca, Lucius (*Seneca the Elder*, grandfather of Lucan) - Historian	54 BC – AD 40	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 95
Annaeus Seneca, Lucius (*Seneca the Younger*) - Writer	4 BC – AD 65	Tacitus: The Death of Seneca, 65 CE www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 96	Apolocyntosis (pdf) On Benefits (pdf)
Antoninus Liberalis - Mythographer	fl. about 150 AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 113
Antonius Gnipho, Marcus - Teacher of grammar and rhetoric (tutored Caesar)	fl. 66 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 116
Antonius, Iullus (2nd son of Mark Antony) - Wrote verse	43-2 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 114
Antonius, Marcus (Mark Antony’s grandfather) - Orator of Rome	142-87 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 114
Appian - Greek Historian	fl. 2nd century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 130	Appian: The Roman History The Foreign Wars
Apollonius Rhodius - Alexandrian poet	fl. 3rd Century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 124	The Argonautica
Apuleius, Lucius - Writer/orator	b. ca. AD 125	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 131	Apology The Defense The Golden Asse The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche
*Arrian* (Lucius Flavius Arrianus) - Historian (Alexander the Great)	c. AD 86-160	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 175	Ancient History Sourcebook: Arrian: Anabasis Alexandri: Book VIII (Indica)
Asconius Pedianus, Quintus - Writer	AD 3-88	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 188	Asconius, on Cicero’s Pro Milone
Asinius Gallus, Gaius (son of Asinius Pollio, Gaius) - Orator	41 BC – AD 30+?	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 191
Asinius Pollio, Gaius - Orator/poet/historian	76 BC – AD 5	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 192
Ateius Philologus, Lucius - Scholar	1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 200
Augustus (Gaius Octavius Thurinus) - Emperor	63 BC-AD 14	Life of Augustus by Nicolaus of Damascus The Lives of the Caesars--The Deified Augustus by Suetonius www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 216	The Deeds of the Divine Augustus (pdf)
Aurelius, Marcus - Philosopher/ruler	AD 121-180	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 219	Meditations from the Electronic Text Center Meditations from Blackmask Online (pdf)
Aurelius Opilius - Freedman who taught philosophy, rhetoric, and grammar	late 2nd-early 1st cent. BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 222
Aurelius Victor, Sextus - Historian	fl. 4th century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 222
Boëthius, Anicius Manlius Severinus - Roman statesman and Christian philosopher	c. AD 480-c. 524	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 247	The Consolation of Philosophy The Theologica Tractates (pdf) The Trinity is One God Not Three Gods (pdf)
Caecilius Africanus, Sextus - Roman lawyer	mid-2nd century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 268
Caecilius, Statius - Comic poet	219-168 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 270
Calpurnius Piso Frugi, Lucius - Historian/consul	fl. 2nd century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 281
Calpurnius Siculus, Titus - Poet	fl. AD 60	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 281
*Cassiodorus* (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) - Roman statesman and writer	c. AD 490-c. 585	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 298	Warfare and Military Affairs in the Letters of Cassiodorus
Cassius Dio - Greek senator and historian	AD 164-after 229	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 299	Roman History
Cassius Hemina, Lucius - Historian (annalist)	2nd century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 300
Cassius Severus - Augustan orator	? - AD 35	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 301
*Catullus*, Gaius Valerius - Lyric Poetry	87-55 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 303	Carmina Catullus: The Poems
Cestius Pius, Lucius - Augustan rhetor	fl. 13 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 314
Cincius Alimentus, Lucius - Historian (Captured by Hannibal)	3rd century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 332
Claudian (Claudius Claudianus) - poet	b. c. AD 370	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 337	Claudian on LacusCurtius
Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus) - Emperor	10 BC-AD 54	De Vita Caesarum--Divus Claudius, c. 110 CE. by Suetonius www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 337	Letter of the Emperor Claudius to the Alexandrians
Claudius Quadrigarius, Quintus - Roman annalist/historian	fl. 2nd century - 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 342
Coelius Antipater, Lucius - Roman Historian (2nd Punic War)	fl. 123 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 355
Columella, Lucius Iunius Moderatus - Latin writer on agriculture	1st century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 367
Commodianus - Christian Latin poet	fl. about AD 250	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 374	Early Church Fathers Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV. The Fathers of the Third Century.
*Constantine I or Constantine the Great* (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) - Roman emperor	AD 272 - May 22, 337	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 378	Ancient History Sourcebook: Diocletian (284-305 CE) and Constantine (308-337 CE): Efforts to Stabilize the Economy Medieval Sourcebook: Constantine I: Laws for Christians Medieval Sourcebook: Constantine I: On the Keeping of Easter
Cornelius Celsus, Aulus - Encyclopedist	fl. first part of 1st century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 392	De Medicina (On Medicine)
Cornelius Gallus, Gaius (friend of Cicero) - Poet/orator	66-26 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 394
Cornelius *Nepos* - Biographies (first person to write a universal history)	99-24 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 396	Epitome of Roman History Selection from Book XIV: "Atticus" Lives of Eminent Commanders
Cornelius Severus - Poet	fl. 38-36 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 399
Cornelius Sisenna, Lucius - Historian/Praetor	1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 399
Cornificius, Quintus (friend of Cicero & Catullus) - Orator and poet	fl. 1st century BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 401
Cremutius Cordus, Aulus - Historian	? - 25 AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 407
Curtius Rufus, Quintus - Rhetorician and historian	fl. AD 35	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 416
*Cyprian* (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) - Bishop of Carthage and important early Christian writer	fl. 3rd century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 419	Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. V. Fathers of the Third Century.
*Diocletian* (born Diocles) Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian - Roman emperor	AD 245-313	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 471	Ancient History Sourcebook: Diocletian (284-305 CE) and Constantine (308-337 CE): Efforts to Stabilize the Economy Medieval Sourcebook: Diocletian: Edicts Against The Christians
Diodorus Siculus - Greek historian	fl. 1st century BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 472	Library
Domitius Afer, Gnaeus - Wit and orator	fl. AD 45	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 491
Domitius Marsus - Augustan poet	fl. 19 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 493
Donatus, Aelius - Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric	fl. middle of the 4th century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 494	Donatus, de barbarismo, trans. J. Marchand On Barbarism Life of Virgil
*Ennius*, Quintus - Latin poetry	239-169 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 525
Epictetus - Phrygian Stoic philosopher (his teachings were set down by his disciple Arrian in the Discourses and the Encheiridion)	AD 50-120	The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 532	The Discourses The Enchiridion Epictetus Works translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Epictetus Works translated by George Long Golden Sayings
Eusebius of Caesarea - Biblical scholar	c. AD 260-339	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 575	Demonstration Evangelica (The Proof of the Gospel) Encomium on the Martyrs Eusebius and the Early Church Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine The Gospel Canon Tables The History of the Martyrs in Palestine Letter to Carpianus on the gospel canons The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine Praeparatio Evangelica (Preparation for the Gospel) On the Star [Spurious] Theophania The Treatise of Eusebius, the Son of Pamphilus, Against the Life of Apollonius of Tyana Written by Philostratus...
Eutropius, Flavius - Historian	fl. 4th century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 577	Abridgement of Roman History Eutropius’s Abridgement of Roman History
Fabius Pictor, Quintus -1st Roman historian	ca.254 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 583
*Florus* - Roman historian	fl. 60-30 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 602
Furius Bibaculus, Marcus - Latin Poet	102-? BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 615
Gaius - Jurist	fl. 2nd century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 620
Galen of Pergamum - Physician	AD 129-?199/216	Galen of Pergamum LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 621	Comparison of male and female anatomy: Galen, On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body Exhortation to the Study of the Arts especially Medicine: To Menodotus On Diagnosis in Dreams On the Natural Faculties at The Internet Classics Archive On the Natural Faculties at eBooks@Adelaide Psychological origins of hysteria: Galen, On Prognosis
Gellius, Aulus - Lawyer	AD 125-180?	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 627	Noctes Atticae [Attic nights]
Haterius Quintus - Augustan orator and declaimer	fl. AD 26	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 669
Hirtius, Aulus - Consul/Military	90-43 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 712	Book 8 of The Gallic Wars
*Horace* (Qunitus Horatius Flaccus) - Odes, Poetry	65-08 BC	De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Horace by Suetonius LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 724	The Art of Poetry The Art Of Poetry. An Epistle To The Pisos (pdf) Horace: The Odes Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace from Blackmask Online (pdf) The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry (pdf) Odes of Horace
Hortensius Hortalus, Quintus - Consul/Orator	114-50 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 728
Hyginus, Gaius Iulius (Librarian of Palatine Library) - Latin Author	64 BC – AD 17	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 735
Irenaeus - Theologian	c. AD 130 - 202	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 766	Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus. Vol.I. Irenaeus: Proof of the Apostolic Preaching
Iulius Africanus, Sextus(*Julius Africanus*) - Christian philosopher	c. AD 160-c. 240	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] New Advent Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 779	Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VI. The Fathers of the Third Century.
Iulius *Frontinus*, Sextus - Military, Rome aqueducts	AD 40-103/104	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 785	The Aqueducts of Rome (De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae) On the Water-management of the City of Rome (De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae) The Strategemata
Jordanes - Historian	6th century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 798	The Battle of Chalôns, 451 CE The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
Josephus (Flavius Iosephus) - Greek Historian/Jewish priest	AD 37/38-100	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 798	Against Apion (pdf) The Antiquities of the Jews (pdf) History of the Destruction of Jerusalem or the Wars of the Jews (pdf) The Life of Flavius Josephus The Works of Flavius Josephus Translated by William Whiston
*Jovian* - Roman Emperor	c. ’AD 332-364	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 799	Athanasius and Jovian
*Julian the Apostate* (Flavius Claudius Julianus) - Roman Emperor	ruled Ad 361-363	Libanius’ Funeral Oration Upon the Emperor Julian. www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 800	Letter to Arsacius Mispogen (or "Beard-Hater") Oration upon the Mother of the Gods. Oration upon the Sovereign Sun. Addressed to Sallust.
Iulius Caesar, Gaius (*Julius Caesar*) - Soldier/statesman/orator	100-44 BC	Caesar By Plutarch The Lives of the Caesars, The Deified Julius, written c. 110 CE by Suetonius LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 780	Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius MULTIPLE WRITINGS from Blackmask Online
Saint Justin Martyr - Christian apologist.	c. AD 100-165	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 802	The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
*Justinian* (Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus) - eastern Roman Emperor	c.AD 482-565	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 802	The Institutes of Justinian (pdf)
Justinus, Junianus Marcus - Roman Historian	dated to the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p.802	Epitome of Pompeius Trogus. Preface, Books 1-10 Books 11-20 Books 21-30 Books 31-40 Books 41-44 Prologi of Pompeius Trogus Chronological table
*Juvenal* (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis) - Satire	AD 55-128	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 804	Satires 1, 2, 3, Satires 1, 2, 3, and 8 and 9 Satire 6
*Lactantius* (Lucius Caelius (or Caecilius?) Firmianus) - Early Christian author	c. AD 240-c .320	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 811	Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII. Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries. Lactantius: Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died [Addressed to Donatus]
Libanius (or Greek Libanios)- Greek-speaking sophist rhetorician	c. AD 314 to about AD 393	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 853	Libanius’ Funeral Oration Upon the Emperor Julian
Licinius Calvus, Gaius Macer (son of C. Licinius Macer) - Orator and poet	82-47? BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 857
Licinius Crassus, Lucius - Orator	140-91 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 857
Licinius Macer, Gaius - Annalist (father of Licinius Calvus)	?-66 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 859
Livius Andronicus, Lucius - Dramatist (considered the originator of Latin literature)	284-204 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 876
*Livy* (Titus Livius) - Historian	59 BC - AD 17	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 877	The History of Rome, Vol. I The History of Rome, Vol. II The History of Rome, Vol. III The History of Rome, Vol. IV The History of Rome, Vol. V The History of Rome, Vol. VI Livy, History of Rome Livy: the Periochae MULTIPLE WRITINGS from Blackmask Online
Longinus - Treatise on the sublime	fl. 1st Century AD	Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome Riv Ref PA3002 A5 1982 v.2, p. 1063	Longinus On the Sublime
Lucian of Samosata - Belletrist and Greek satirist	120- after AD 180	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 886	Alexander the Oracle-Monger A Traveller’s True Tale translated by Alfred J. Church (pdf) Trips to the Moon Works, V1 (pdf) Works, V2 (pdf) Works, V3 (pdf) Works, V4 (pdf) Zeus Rants (excerpt)
Lucilius, Gaius - Satire (considered the inventor of satire)	180-102/101 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 887
*Lucretius* ( Titus Lucretius Carus) - Epicurean poet/philosopher	94-55 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 888	Of the Nature of Things from Project Gutenberg On the Nature of Things from Blackmask Online (pdf)
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius - Roman grammarian and philosopher	fl. AD 395-423	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 906	The Saturnalia
Manilius, Marcus - Stoic author	1st century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 917
*Martial* (Marcus Valerius Martialis) - Latin poet	AD 38-104	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 930
Minucius, Felix Marcus - Latin apologist for Christianity	fl. AD 200-40	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 988	Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV. The Fathers of the Third Century.
Mucius Scaevola Quintus, Pontifex - Lawyer (taught Cicero law)	fl. 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 999
Naevius, Gnaeus - Dramatist	265-201 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1021
Nicolaus of Damascus - Greek historian and philosopher	c. 64-? BC	Jewish Encyclopedia.com The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1041	Life of Augustus
Nigidius Figulus, Publius - Scholar and mystic (wrote about grammar, theology, and natural science)	fl. 58 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1044
Orosius, Paulus - Historian/theologian	fl. 415 AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1078
*Ovid* (Publius Ovidius Naso) - Love Poetry	43 BC – 17 AD	A Honeycomb For Aphrodite: Reflections On Ovid’s Metamorphoses by A.S.Kline www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1084	Amores Art of Love, Remedy of Love, Art of Beauty, Court of Love, History of Love, Amours The Epistles of Ovid Fasti ’On the Roman Calendar’ Metamorphoses [Trans., Sir Samuel Garth] The Metamorphoses: Books I-XV The Metamorphoses by Ovid. Engravings by Johannes Baur. 1703. Ovid: The Amores Ovid: The Art of Love Ovid: Cures for Love Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished Mythologized and Represented in Figures, Translated by George Sandys. 1640. Poems from Exile: Tristia, Ex Ponto, Ibis
Pacuvius, Marcus - Dramatist	220-130 BC (the dates are reversed in "The Oxford Classical Dictionary")	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1090
Panaetius - Philosopher	185-109 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1104
Paul, St. (Paul the Apostle )	AD 10-67	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1128	MULTIPLE WRITINGS of St. Paul
Persius Flaccus, Aulus - Neronian satirist	AD 34-62	De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Aulus Persius Flaccus by Suetonius www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1147
Petronius Arbiter - Satyrica	?-AD 66	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1149	The Illustrated Satyricon, Vol 1 (pdf) Vol 2 (pdf) Vol 3 (pdf) Vol 4 (pdf) Vol 5 (pdf) Vol 6 (pdf) Vol 7 (pdf) The Satyricon translated by Alfred R. Allinson (pdf) The Satyricon translated by William Burnaby (pdf) The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter translated by Firebaugh (pdf)
Phaedrus or Phaeder, Gaius Iulius - Fables	18 BC – AD 50	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1152
*Plautus*, Titus Maccius - Comedy, satire	254-184 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1194	The Captiva (pdf) The Mostellaria (pdf) MULTIPLE WRITINGS of Plautus from Perseus
*Pliny the Elder* (Gaius Plinius Secundus) - Author/scientist	AD 23-79	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1197	The Historie of the World Side effects of menstruation. Rome, 1st cent. A.D.
*Pliny the Younger* (Q. Plinius Caecilius Secundus) - Literary Letters	AD 61-114	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1198	Pliny’s Epistles in Ten Books: Volume 1, Books 1-6 The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series. Vol 1 (pdf)
Plotinus - Neoplatonist philosopher	AD 205-69/70	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1198	The Six Enneads
*Plutarch* (Mestrius Plutarchus) - Greek essayist and biographer	AD 40-120	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1200	Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough and Plutarch The Morals MULTIPLE WRITINGS of Plutarch from LacusCurtius Plutarchs’ Lives (Biographies of Greeks and Romans) The women of Miletus (a traditional story).
Polybius - Greek Historian	200-118 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1209	The Histories of Polybius: Book One translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (pdf) Book Two (pdf) Book Three (pdf) Book Four (pdf) Book Five (pdf) Book Six (pdf) Books Seven, Eight, and Nine (pdf) Polybius: The Histories translation by W. R. Paton A Greek Description of the Roman Army
Pompeius Festus, Sextus - Scholar	late 2nd century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1215	Festus Lexicon Project
Pompeius Lenaeus (48 BC satirizes Sallust) - Freedman of Pompey/teacher	fl. 1st century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1215
Pomponius, Lucius - Latin comic poet	fl. 89 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1218
Pomponius Atticus, Titus - Historian/poet	109-32 BC	Epitome of Roman History Selection from Book XIV: "Atticus" by Cornelius Nepos Lives of Eminent Commanders by Cornelius Nepos The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p.1218
Porcius Cato, Marcus (*Cato the Elder*) - Latin prose writer	234-149 BC	Lives of Eminent Commanders by Cornelius Nepos Marcus Cato by Plutarch www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1224	Cato On Farming Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro from Blackmask Online (pdf) Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro from Project Gutenberg
Porcius Latro, Marcus - Augustan rhetor	?- AD 4	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p.1226
Porphyry - Scholar/philosopher	AD 234-c. 305	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p.1226	Fragments from Porphyry’s work Against the Christians On Images
Postumius Albinus, Aulus - Historian/Consul	fl. 155 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1234
Priscus of Panium in Thrace - Greek sophist and historian	fl. 5th century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1248	Priscus fragment 8: Priscus at the court of Attila
Procopius - Greek Historian (Emperor Justinian)	c. AD 500-c. 560s	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia New Advent Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1251	History of the Wars, III.ii.7-39, Alaric’s Sack of Rome, 410 CE History of the Wars, Book III, chapters iii-vii Gaiseric & The Vandal Conquest of North Africa, 406 - 477 CE History of the Wars, II.xxii-xxxiii: The Plague, 542 Buildings Procopius of Caesarea: The Secret History translated by Richard Atwater The Secret History translated by H. B. Dewing The Secret History of the Court of Justinian
Propertius, Sextus - Poetry	50-2 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1258	Sextus Propertius: The Love Elegies
Publilius Syrus - Epigrams	1st century BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1276
*Quintilian* (Marcus Fabius Qunitilianus) - Rhetoric	AD 35-79	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1290	The Ideal Education Quintilian: On the Education of an Orator
Quintus Smyrnaeus - Greek epic poet	fl. latter part of the 4th century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1291	The Fall of Troy
Remmius Palaemon, Quintus - Grammarian	fl. AD 48	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1308
Rufus of Ephesus - Greek Physician (medical literature)	fl. AD 98-117	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1337
Rutilius Claudius Namatianus - Roman poet	fl. early 5th century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1339	The Greatness of Rome in the Days of Ruin, 413CE
Rutilius Rufus, Publius - Historian	160-?BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p.1340
*Sallust* (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) - Historian	86-35 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1348	Conspiracy of Catiline and The Jurgurthine War (pdf)
Sempronius Asellio - Historian	2nd century BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1384
Serverus, Sulpicius - Biographer/historian	born c. AD 360-420-425	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1398	Early Church Fathers: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. XI. On the Life of St. Martin
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius Asconius - Roman politician and poet	AD 26-102	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1407
Soranus of Ephesus - Greek physician	fl. AD 98-138	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1426	Advice on hiring a wet-nurse. Rome, 1st cent. A.D. Childbirth: instructions for the midwife. Rome, 1st cent. A.D. Menstruation, conception, contraception and abortion. Rome, 1st cent. A.D. Qualities and training of midwives. Rome, 2nd cent. A.D.
Statius, Publius Papinius - Latin poet	AD 45?-96?	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1439	Book six of Statius" The Baid
Strabo - Geographer	b. c. 64 BC-after AD 21	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1447	Geography
*Suetonius* (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) - Biographer	AD 75-140	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1451	The Lives of the Twelve Caesars The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete Lives of the Caesars, Grammarians, Rhetoricians, and Poets translated by Alexander Thomson, M.D. Lives of the Caesars and De Viris Illustris. Rolfe and Worthington translations
Sulpicia - Poetess	fl. latter part of 1st century BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1454	Carmina Omnia Six poems Tibullus and Sulpicia: The Poems
Sulpicius Gallus, Gaius - Roman general/statesman/orator (Wrote on astronomy)	fl. 168 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1455
Sulpicius Rufus, Servius - Roman lawyer	?-43 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1455
*Symmachus*, Quintus Aurelius - Roman senator/orator/epistolgrapher	c. AD 340-402	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1460	Relation 3
*Tacitus*, Cornelius - Annals, Histories	AD 55-120	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1469	The Death of Seneca, 65 CE The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus from Blackmask Online (pdf) Histories from Blackmask Online MULTIPLE WRITINGS of Tacitus from The Online Library of Liberty Tacitus and Braccilioni: The Annals Forged in the XVth Century (pdf)
*Terence* (Publius Terentius Afer) - Playwright	185-159 BC	De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Terence by Suetonius LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1483	Adelphi: The Brothers Andria: The Fair Andrian The Eunuch Heautontimorumenos: The Self-Tormenter Hecyra: The Mother-In-Law Phormio, or The Scheming Parasite
Terentius Varro Atacinus, Publius - Latin poet	82-36 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1485
Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) - Christian writer	AD c. 160-c. 240	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1487	Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. III. Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian. Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV. The Fathers of the Third Century. The Apology of Tertullian The Apparel of Women (pdf) Spectacles (pdf) The Writings of Tertullian
Tibullus, Albus - Poet	55-19 BC	De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Tibullus by Suetonius LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1524	The Elegies of Tibullus (pdf) Tibullus and Sulpicia: The Poems
Tullius *Cicero*, Marcus - Orator/Latin prose stylist	106-43 BC	Asconius, on Cicero’s Pro Milone Cicero by Plutarch LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1558	Cicero’s Brutus or History of Famous Orators De Finibus, Bonorum et Malorum De Inventione MULTIPLE WRITINGS of Cicero from The Online Library of Liberty MULTIPLE WRITINGS from Blackmask Online MULTIPLE WRITINGS from Perseus Digital Library Orations of Cicero Selections from Cicero’s Letters The Treatise of M. T. Cicero on Topics
Turpilius, Sextus - Writer/ Turpilii comici fragmenta	?-103 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1565
Valerius Cato, Publius - Scholar/poet	fl 1st century BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1577
Valerius Flaccus Setinus Balbus, Gaius - Poet	? - AD 92	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1578
Valerius Maximus - Historian	? - AD 31	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1579
Valerius Probus, Marcus - Grammarian from Berytus	fl. AD 57	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1580
Varro, Marcus Terentius - Roman Man of Letters	116-27 BC	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1582
Vegetius (Flavius Vegettos Renatus) - Military writer	Late 4th century AD-early 5th Century AD	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1584	The Military Institutions of the Romans (De Re Militari)
Velleius Paterculus - Roman historical writer	20 BC – AD 30	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1585	The Roman History
Verrius Flaccus, Marcus - Scholar	55 BC? – AD 20?	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1589
Victorinus, Gaius Marius - writer	ca. AD 280-365	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1597
Vipsanius Agrippa, Marcus - General and geographer	about 64 BC -12 BC	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1601
*Virgil* (Publius Vergilius Maro) - Roman poet	70-19 BC	Anecdota de Vergilio: The Secret History of Virgil by Alexander Neckam said to be based on a History by Gaius Asinius Pollio Aelius Donatus: Life of Virgil De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E., The Life of Vergil by Suetonius www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] Vergil: A Biography by Tenney Frank (pdf) The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1602	The Aeneid (pdf) Appendix Vergiliana The Minor Poems of Virgil in English Translation The Eclogues (pdf) The Georgics (pdf)
Vitruvius (Pol(l)io) - Roman architect and engineer	85-15 BC	www.fact-index.com [Wikipedia] The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1609	Vitruvius: On Architecture Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture
Votienus Montanus - Orator	fl. early 1st century AD	The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1612
Zosimus - Greek historian	fl 2nd half of the 5th century AD	LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary Riv Ref DE5 O9 2003, p. 1640	Zosimus, New History. Introduction to the online edition. Preface Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 The Text of Zosimus’ Historia Nova, Book VI.1-13. (early sixth century AD)

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