Titus Quinctius Atta
Titus Quinctius Atta (died 77 BC) was a Roman comedy writer, and, like Titinius and Afranius, was distinguished as a writer of fabulae togatae, national comedies.
Titus Quinctius Atta
- Born
- 150. · Ancient Rome.
- Died
- 77. · Ancient Rome.
- Nationality
- Ancient Rome.
- Occupation
- poet and comedy writer.
- Languages
- Latin.
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He had the reputation of being a vivid delineator of character, especially female. He also seems to have published a collection of epigrams. The scanty fragments contain many archaisms, but are lively in style. According to Horace (Epistles, ii 1. 79), the plays of Atta were still put on the stage in his lifetime.
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77
Titus Quinctius Atta died at Ancient Rome.
150
Titus Quinctius Atta born at Ancient Rome.
Further literature
Gesine Manuwald 2011, Roman Republican Theater (Cambridge 2011), p. 266–267
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- 1.Hieron. Ab Abr. 1940, 77 BCE [p. 152e Helm]),
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