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PACUVIUS

Volume 13 · 48 words · 1797 Edition

(Marcus), of Brundusium in Cala- bria, a tragic poet in high reputation about the year of Rome 630. He was nephew of Ennius; published several theatrical pieces, tho' we have only some frag- ments of his poetry remaining; and died at Tarentum at above 90 years of age.