Roman epic poet from c. 30 to c. 101. He served as consul in 68 and governor of a province in Asia Minor in 77, but in his later years he began writing poetry and wrote the great epic poem The Punic Wars, which is 12,200 lines long. It is said that he died of starvation after falling ill with an incurable disease in about 101. The Punic Wars is based on the Second Punic War, fought between Rome and Carthage, and was born in the tradition of Roman epic poetry that continued through Ennius and Virgil. The source material for the work was the historical accounts of Livy, and Virgil was a model for poetic technique. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
30ころ‐101ころ ローマの叙事詩人。68年にはコンスル(執政官)を務め,77年には小アジアの属州総督になったが,晩年になって詩作を始め,1万2200行に及ぶ大叙事詩《ポエニ戦争》を書きのこした。101年ころ不治の病にかかってみずから餓死したと伝えられている。《ポエニ戦争》は,ローマとカルタゴの間に戦われた第2次ポエニ戦争を題材としており,エンニウス,ウェルギリウスと続いたローマ叙事詩の伝統の中に生まれた作品である。作品の資料はリウィウスの歴史記述に,詩的技巧の模範はウェルギリウスに求められている。 出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報 |
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