Quintus Ennius (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkᶣiːnt̪ʊs̺ ˈɛnːiʊs̺]; c. 239 – c. 169 BCE) was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. He is often considered the father of Roman poetry.

Quintus Ennius (born 239 bc, Rudiae, southern Italy—died 169 bc) was an epic poet, dramatist, and satirist, the most influential of the early Latin poets, rightly called the founder of Roman literature.

Quintus Ennius was born in Rudiae in southern Italy, in about 239 B.C. His "Annales" was a highly original poem , both in its form - it was was the first major epic poem in the Latin language - and in its subject matter, dealing with the whole of Roman history from mythological times to events of the poet's own lifetime.

Aug 26, 2020 · Quintus Ennius was an author of Latin poetry and prose who lived and wrote between the second half of the 3rd century and the first half of the 2nd century BCE (apparently 239–169 BCE).

Ennius was the most prolific poet in the early period of Latin literature and is particularly known for his epic and his dramas. He composed plays for public festivals down to the year of his death, a major narrative epic, a large amount of non-dramatic verse, and at least one work in prose.

Jun 11, 2018 · Quintus Ennius (239-169 B.C.) was a Roman poet. Called the father of Latin poetry, he is most famous for his "Annales," a narrative poem relating the history of Rome. Ennius was born at Rudiae in Calabria.

Oct 2, 2019 · He was a Roman poet, considered as the father of Roman poetry. Only fragments of his work have survived to our times. He came from Calabria. The city where he was born – Rudiae was an Oldo-Roman center founded by Messapia. Languages in this region were Oskise, Latin and Greek.

Ennius was a remarkably prolific writer, and left untouched few departments of poetical composition. He probably did not commence his literary career till middle life, and he certainly continued it till the time of his death (Cic. Brut. 78).

Quintus Ennius (239–169 BC), widely regarded as the father of Roman literature, was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary identity and inspired major developments in Roman religion, social organization, and popular culture.

May 30, 2021 · Ennius’ most well-known and quoted text are the Annales, eighteen books of Roman history in hexameters. This history would fast become the authoritative version of Rome’s rise from the fall of Troy (and thus the Trojan migration to Italy) up to the censorship of Cato.