Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, E , ĕnergēma , Ennĭus

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I. Q. Ennius, the most celebrated Roman poet of the ante-class. period, the father of Roman epic poetry, born at Rudiae, in Calabria, 515, died 585 A. U. C.; Ter. And. prol. 18; Cic. Brut. 18, 73 sq.; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 50.—Cf. respecting him, Teuffel's Gesch. der Röm. Lit. p. 157 sq., Bernhardy's Grundriss der Röm. Lit. pp. 188 sq., 360 sq., and the authorities cited by both.—

B. Derivv.

1. Ennĭā-nus , a, um, adj., Ennian: “versus,” Sen. Ep. 108; cf. Gell. 12, 2, 7: “distichon,” Mart. Cap. 1, § 42: “Neoptolemus,” id. 5, 15 fin.: populus, the admirers of Ennius's poetry, Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 10.—

2. Ennĭānista , ae, m., an imitator of Ennius, Auct. ap. Gell. 8, 5, 3.—

II. L. Ennius, a Roman knight, Tac. A. 3, 70.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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