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Renowned as a Roman writer of comedies, Plautus ('Flatfoot') was born in Umbria where he may have joined a traveling acting group that performed farces. He then became a Roman soldier, where, while stationed in southern Italy, he was exposed to Greek New Comedy and the plays of Menander. Although based on Greek comedy, the behavior of the characters in the plays of Platus was very Roman, although Plautus himself may never have been a Roman citizen. Read more about Plautus.

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Horace - Roman Poet Horace

Horace received an education at Rome under L. Orbilius Pupillus, and then in Athens, at the Academy, where he met Cicero. While in Greece, Horace joined the army of Brutus and fought at Philippi. As a result of being on the losing side against Octavian and Mark Antony, Horace's family's property was confiscated.

In 39 B.C., after Augustus granted amnesty, Horace became a secretary in the Roman treasury. In 38, Horace met and became the patron of Maecenas, who provided him with a villa in the Sabine Hills.
Augustus favored Horace and commissioned him to write the Carmen Saeculare for the Secular Games of 17 B.C.

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Martial - Marcus Valerius Martialis

Martial is considered the creator of the modern epigram. He wrote 1,561 epigrams, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets. Most are about people and are written with a bite. Many of his poems are considered obscene.

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