Lucius Accius
170 BC –84 BC
Poet, Playwright, Writer
Lived 86 years
- Born in
- Pesaro
- Passed away in
- Rome
Lucius Accius (; c. 170 – c. 86 BC), or Lucius Attius, was a Roman tragic poet and literary scholar. Accius was born in 170 BC at Pisaurum, a town founded in the Ager Gallicus in 184 BC. He was the son of a freedman and a freedwoman, probably from Rome.
The year of his death is unknown, but he must have lived to a great age, since Cicero (born 106 BC, hence 64 years younger) reports having conversed with him on literary matters.
Notable works: Achilles, Prometheus, Phoenissae, Troades, Hecuba, Alcestis, Atreus, Andromeda
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Accius