: Ennius
: Delphi Collected Fragments of Ennius (Illustrated)
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The father of Roman literature, Quintus Ennius (239-169 BC) was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary identity. Though later overshadowed by Virgil's 'The Aeneid', Ennius was revered by his contemporaries for producing the first true Latin epic poem. 'The Annals' covered Roman history from the fall of Troy to the censorship of Cato the Elder. Sadly, Ennius' works survive only in fragments, recorded by later writers and painstakingly collected over the centuries by classical scholars, who have analysed the positioning and understanding of these precious remnants. In spite of their fragmentary form, they afford us a rare understanding of the importance of Rome's first epic poet. Delphi's Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts.  This comprehensive eBook presents Ennius' complete extant works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)






* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ennius' life and works



* Features the collected fragments of Ennius, in both English translation and the original Latin



* Concise introduction to the text



* Includes E. H. Warmington's translations, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Ennius



* Rare fragments of plays and other works, first time in digital print



* Excellent formatting of the texts



* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables



* Provides a special dual English and Latin text of the fragments of 'The Annals', allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph - ideal for students



* Features a bonus biography - discover Ennius' ancient world



* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres






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CONTENTS:






The Translations



THE COLLECTED FRAGMENTS






The Latin Texts



THE LATIN FRAGMENTS






The Dual Text



DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT






The Biography



LIFE OF ENNIUS by E. H. Warmington






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Liber I


1

Varro, L.L., VII, 19: Ennii... —

Musae quae pedibus magnum pulsatis Olympum;

caelum dicunt Graeci Olympum.

Cp. Varr., R.R., I, 1, 4; Serv., ad Aen., XI., 660; Hom. Il., II, 484 Ἔσπετε νῦν μοι Μοῦσαι Ὀλύμπια δώματ᾿ ἔχουσαι.

2–3

[Probus], ap. G.L., IV, 23, 11 K: Neutro genere... brevis est (syllaba).... Ennius in I —

Nam populos...... Italos res atque poemata nostra cluebunt.

Fronto, de Eloq., 146 N: Magistra Homeri Calliopa, magister Enni Homerus et Somnus.

Fronto, Epp., Vol. I, p. 94 (cp. 98) Haines: Transeo nunc ad Q. Ennium nostrum, quem tu ais ex somno et somnio initium sibi scribendi fecisse. Sed profecto nisi ex somno suscitatus esset, numquam somnium suum narrasset.

4

Fronto, Epp., Vol. I, pp. 204 H: Si quando te —

somno leni

ut poeta ait —

placidoque revinctus

video in somnis, numquam est quin amplectar et exosculer... hoc unum ex Annalibus sumptum amoris mei argumentum poeticum et sane somniculosum.

5

Cicero, Ac. Pr., II, 16, 51: Cum somniavit (Ennius) narravit —

visus Homerus adesse poeta.

Cp. Ac. Pr., 27, 88: de Re Pub., VI, 10, 10.

6

Cicero, Ac. Pr., II, 27, 88: Nisi vero Ennium non putamus ita totum illud audivisse —

‘O pietas animi! si modo id somniavit ut si vigilans audiret.

Cp. Donat. in Ter., Eun., III, 5, 12.

7–10

Epicharmus, ap. Com. Cr. Fr. I, 123 Kaibel: καὶ γὰρ τὸ θῆλυ τῶν ἀλεκτορίδων γένος, | αἰ λῇς καταμαθεῖν, ἀτενὲς οὐ τίκτει τέκνα | ζῶντ᾿ ἀλλ᾿ ἐπῴζει καὶ ποιεῖ ψυχὰν ἔχειν.

Varro, L.L., V, 59: Haec duo caelum et terra quod anima et corpus. Humidum et frigidum terra, sive —

‘Ova parire solet genus pennis condecoratum non animam,

ut ait Ennius —

‘et post inde venit divinitus pullis ipsa anima;

sive, ut Zenon Citieus, animalium semen ignis isque anima et mens.

Cp. Diomed., ap. G.L., I, 383, 5 K; Priscian., ap. G.L., II, 401, 3 K.

11–12

Varro, L.L., V, 60: Recte igitur... quod ait... Ennius —

‘terraque corpus

quae dedit ipsa capit neque dispendi facit hilum.

Cp. V, 111; IX, 53.

13

Donatus, in Ter., Andr., II, 5, 18: ‘Memini videre’ pro ‘vidisse’ Ennius —

‘Memini me fiere pavum.

Cp. Donat., in Ter., in Adelph., I, 2, 26; Phorm., I, 2, 24; Charis., ap. G.L., I, 98, 4 K; Tertull., de An., 33 pavum se meminit Homerus Ennio somniante. Lucret., I, 112–126.

Schol. ad Pers., Prol., 2–3: Tangit Ennium qui dixit se vidisse per somnium in Parnaso Homerum sibi dicentem quod eius anima in suo esset corpore.

14

Persius, S., VI, 9–11: —

‘Lunai portum, est operae, cognoscite, cives.

Cor iubet hoc Enni posquam destertuit esse | Maeonides, Quintus pavone ex Pythagoreo.

Schol., ad loc.: Hunc versum ad suum carmen de Ennii carminibus transtulit. Merito ergo ait ‘cor iubet hoc Enni postquam destertuit.’ Sic Ennius ait in Annalium suorum principio, ubi dicit se vidisse in somnis Homerum dicentem fuisse quondam pavonem et ex eo translatam in se animam esse secundum Pythagorae