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'''Grattius''' was a [[Latin poetry|Roman poet]] of the age of [[Augustus]]. He was the author of a ''[[Cynegetica]]'', a poem on hunting, of which 541 [[hexameter]] lines remain. He describes various kinds of [[game (food)|game]], methods of hunting, and the best breeds of horses and dogs. |
'''Grattius''' was a [[Latin poetry|Roman poet]] of the age of [[Augustus]] (63BC-14AD). He was the author of a ''[[Cynegetica]]'', a poem on hunting, of which 541 [[hexameter]] lines remain. He describes various kinds of [[game (food)|game]], methods of hunting, and the best breeds of horses and dogs. |
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He may have been a native of [[Falerii]]<ref>''E.g.'' in ''[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]]'', 1911, ''s.v.'' "Grattius [Faliscus]".</ref> but this assertion rests on the doubtful authority of a single lost manuscript, employed in an early printing. The only reference to him in any extant ancient writer is a passing reference in [[Ovid]], ''Ex Ponto''.<ref>Ovid, ''Ex Ponto'', iv.16.33</ref> |
He may have been a native of [[Falerii]]<ref>''E.g.'' in ''[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]]'', 1911, ''s.v.'' "Grattius [Faliscus]".</ref> but this assertion rests on the doubtful authority of a single lost manuscript, employed in an early printing. The only reference to him in any extant ancient writer is a passing reference in [[Ovid]], ''Ex Ponto''.<ref>Ovid, ''Ex Ponto'', iv.16.33</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:09, 12 December 2013
Grattius was a Roman poet of the age of Augustus (63BC-14AD). He was the author of a Cynegetica, a poem on hunting, of which 541 hexameter lines remain. He describes various kinds of game, methods of hunting, and the best breeds of horses and dogs.
He may have been a native of Falerii[1] but this assertion rests on the doubtful authority of a single lost manuscript, employed in an early printing. The only reference to him in any extant ancient writer is a passing reference in Ovid, Ex Ponto.[2]
Notes
- ^ E.g. in Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911, s.v. "Grattius [Faliscus]".
- ^ Ovid, Ex Ponto, iv.16.33
External links
- Cynegeticon, Latin text from J. Wight Duff and Arnold M. Duff, Loeb Classical Library Minor Latin Poets, vol. I; and English translation at LacusCurtius.
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