(Marcus Annaeus), a Latin poet, born at Corduba in Spain, about A. C. 39. He was the son of Annaeus Mela, brother to Seneca, and of Aelia, daughter of Lucanus a very famous orator. When he was scarcely 14 years of age, he declaimed with applause, both in Greek and Latin; and became the rival of Perius. Nero, charmed with his wit, made him augur and quizzor before the due age; but at last Nero disparaging his verses, he was so offended at it, that he engaged himself in Piso's conspiracy; for which he had his veins cut, as his uncle Seneca had before him, A. C. 65. He wrote several poems; but we have none remaining beside his Pharsalia, of which an excellent English version has been given by Mr Nicholas Rowe.