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	Gaius Valgius Rufus - LoveToKnow 1911
		GAIUS VALGIUS RUFUS, Lain poet, friend of Horace and Maecenas, and consul in 12 B.C. He was known as a writer of elegies and epigrams, and his contemporaries believed him capable of great things in epic.
		The author of the panegyric on Messalla declares Rufus to be the only poet fitted to be the great man's Homer.
		Rufus did not, however, confine himself to poetry.
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	Lucius Varius Rufus - LoveToKnow 1911
		LUCIUS VARIUS RUFUS (c 74-14 B.C.), Roman poet of the Augustan age.
		16, 27-29, these three lines are taken bodily from a panegyric of Varius on Augustus.
		The didascalia (which is preserved in a Paris MS.) informs us that it was produced at the games celebrated (29 B.C.) by Augustus in honour of the victory at Actium, and that Varius received a present of a million sesterces from the emperor.
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	Encyclopedia: List of ancient Romans
		Lucius Accius, a Roman tragic poet, the son of a freedman, was born at Pisaurum in Umbria, in 170 BC.
		Lucius Caesar (17 BC-2, born Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa and adopted as Lucius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus) was the second son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia Caesaris.
		Lucius Aurelius Cotta, when praetor in 70 BC brought in a law for the reform of the jury lists, by which the judices were to be eligible, not from the senators exclusively as limited by Sulla, but from senators, equites and tribuni aerarii.
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		I, 39; 2, 19) we learn that Varius composed an epic poem De Morte, some lines of which are quoted as having been imitated or appropriated by Virgil; Horace (Sat.
		16, 2 729, these three lines are taken bodily from a panegyric of Varius on Augustus.
		The didascalia (which is preserved in a Paris manuscript) informs us that it was produced at the games celebrated (29 BC) by Augustus in honour of the victory at Actium, and that Varius received a present of a million sesterces from the emperor.
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		Lucius Varius Rufus (c 74 – 14 BC), Roman poet of the Augustan age.
		I, 39; 2, 19) we learn that Varius composed an epic poem De Morte, some lines of which are quoted as having been imitated or appropriated by Virgil; Horace (Sat.
		The didascalia (which is preserved in a Paris manuscript) informs us that it was produced at the games celebrated (29 BC) by Augustus in honour of the victory at Actium, and that Varius received a present of a million sesterces from the emperor.
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	Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius: De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E.
		Lucius Orbilius Pupillus of Beneventum, left alone in the world by the death of his parents, both of whom were slain on the selfsame day by treacherous enemies, at first earned a living as an attendant on the magistrates.
		Lucius Ateius Philologus was a freedman, born at Athens.
		Lucius Voltacilius Plotus is said to have been a slave and even to have served as a doorkeeper in chains, according to the ancient custom, until he was set free because of his talent and interest in letters, and helped his patron prepare his accusations.
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		That is all." Lucius Varius took a deep breath and nearly gagged on the sweet taste of decay, but he kept his tone neutral as he said, "We have discussed this many times before.
		He was scarcely conscious for the short voyage, leaving Tucca and Lucius Varius to stand on deck and watch the nor'westerly grabbing at the sail.
		Lucius Varius could almost hear the old bastard laughing, chuckle-coughing at their response to his words.
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	LUCIUS VARIUS RUFUS - LoveToKnow Article on LUCIUS VARIUS RUFUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		I, 39; 2, 19) we learn that Varius composed an epic poem Dc Morte, some lines of which are quoted as having been imitated or appropriated by Virgil; Horace (Sat.
		16, 2 729, these three lines are taken bodily from a panegyric of Varius on Augustus.
		The didascalia (which is preserved in a Paris MS.) informs us that it was produced at the games celebrated (29 B.C.) by Augustus in honor of the victory at Actium, and that Varius received a present.
	2.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RU/RUFUS_LUCIUS_VARIUS.htm (258 words)

	VERGIL,
		In 19 bc Vergil set out on a trip to Greece and Asia with the intention of revising his masterpiece, the Aeneid, already substantially completed, and then of devoting the remainder of his life to philosophical study.
		On his deathbed Vergil gave directions that the Aeneid should be destroyed; by Augustus's order, however, the poem was edited and published by Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca.
		The Appendix Vergiliana, a collection of minor poems, was attributed to Vergil in antiquity; the collection includes short epics (Ciris, Culex), elegies (Lydia, Copa), a didactic poem (Aetna), and a group of short poems called the Catalepton, or Poems in a Trifling Vein.
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	Virgil - Search View - MSN Encarta
		The patronage of the Roman statesman Gaius Maecenas relieved him of financial cares and allowed him to devote himself wholly to literary pursuits and to study.
		In 19 bc Virgil set out on a trip to Greece and Asia with the intention of revising his masterpiece, the Aeneid, already substantially completed, and then of devoting the remainder of his life to philosophical study.
		On his deathbed Virgil gave directions that the Aeneid should be destroyed; by Augustus's order, however, the poem was edited and published by Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca.
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		LUCIUS VARIUS RUFUS (c 74 -- 14 B.c.)
		Arbeit von Varius oder von Helvius See also:
		1, 39; 2, 19) erfahren wir, daß Varius ein epic Gedicht De Morte bestand, von dem einige Linien veranschlagen werden, wie nachahmend oder durch Virgil verwendet; Horace (gesessenes i.
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	The Internet Classics Archive \| The Annals by Tacitus
		The superintendence of the corn supply was given to Faenius Rufus, the direction of the games which the emperor was preparing, to Arruntius Stella, and the province of Egypt to Caius Balbillus.
		During Nero's second consulship with Lucius Piso for his colleague, little occurred deserving mention, unless one were to take pleasure in filling volumes with the praise of the foundations and timber work on which the emperor piled the immense amphitheatre in the Field of Mars.
		Lucius Varius, an ex-consul, who had been crushed in the past under charges of extortion, was restored to his rank as a senator.
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		It was agreed that both the Roman and Parthian troops should evacuate Armenia, that Tigranes should be dethroned, and the position of Tiridates recognized.
		The Roman government declined to accede to these arrangements, and Lucius Caesennius Paetus, governor of Cappadocia, was ordered to settle the question by bringing Armenia under direct Roman administration.
		Lucius Aelius Lamia, her husband, could not prevent the prince's will, and so Domitia became daughter in law of the emperor.
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		Apparently unsatisfied with the manuscript, he dictated in his will that it be destroyed, but Augustus, to the immense benefit of subsequent generations of scholars and literary enthusiasts, turned it over to Virgil’s friends Tucca and Varius.
		The journey turned out to be fatal and the poet died in 19 B.C of a fever in contracted on his visit to Greece.
		It is said that the poet had instructed his executor Varius to destroy The Aeneid, but Augustus ordered Varius to ignore this request, and the poem was published.
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	Detail Page
		He supported first Julius Caesar and then Octavian (Augustus), composing epic poems in their honor, and was also a friend of both Horace and Virgil.
		Rufus joined Plotius Tucca in editing the Aeneid after Virgil's death.
		Rufus' two greatest works were On Death, an Epicurean-influenced poem reflecting the teachings of Philodemos, and the tragedy Thyestes, performed around 29
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	Pyrrhic Victory
		Lucius Varius was more cautious: "Tell me what it is, Publius Vergilius, and then I shall promise."
		Lucius Varius allowed the scroll to roll back up on itself.
		Lucius Varius took a long draught of the wine and closed his eyes in brief ecstasy.
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	Virgil - Ctystalinks
		There, Virgil caught a fever, from which he died in Brundisium harbor, leaving the Aeneid unfinished.
		Augustus ordered Virgil's literary executors, Lucius Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca, to disregard Virgil's own wish that the poem be destroyed and to publish it with as few editorial changes as possible.
		As a result, the text of the Aeneid that exists is a draft version, and contains faults which Virgil was planning to correct before publication:
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	Latin Literature
		Lucius Accius (170-86 B.C.) Born at Pisaurum, parents were freedmen like Horace's, considered the central figure in Roman tragedy.
		Titus Quinctius Atta Fabulae Atellanae - Atellan farce, comedies with a permanent cast that presented their various adventures Cast - Maccis the clown, Pappus the simpleton, Bucco the fat boy, Dossennus the hunch-back, and Manducos the glutton Writers of Atellan farce 1.
		Lucius Pomponius Fabula Riciniata - mimes where performers wore no masks Mimes were performed by: 1.
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	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Virgil
		In 19 bc Virgil set out on a trip to Greece and Asia with the intention of revising his masterpiece, the Aeneid, already substantially completed, and then of devoting the remainder of his life to philosophical study.
		Virgil was taken ill before leaving Athens and died shortly after his arrival at Brundisium (now Brindisi, Italy).
		On his deathbed Virgil gave instructions that the Aeneid should be destroyed but, by Augustus's order, the poem was edited and published after Virgil's death by Roman poets Varius Rufus and Plotius Tucca.
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		Helva, Gaius (or Publius) Veturius (Vetusius) Geminus Cicurinus 498 Quintus Cloelius Siculus, Titus Larcius Flavus (or Rufus) II 497 Aulus Sempronius Atratinus, Marcus Minucius Augurinus 496 Aulus Postumius P.f.
		285 BC - Battle of Arretium - A Roman army under Lucius Caecilius is destroyed by the Gauls 283 BC - Battle of Lake Vadimo - A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabella defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
		Battle of Myonessus - Another Seleucid fleet is defeated by the Romans December, Battle of Magnesia - (near Smyrna) Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Scipio Africanus Major defeat Antiochus III the Great in the decisive victory of the war.
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	Roman Decadence 37-96 by Sanderson Beck
		Plays of that name by Sophocles and one by Varius Rufus performed in 29 BC to celebrate the victory at Actium are no longer extant.
		Envoys from Rome included the Stoic philosopher Musonius Rufus, whose lectures to the soldiers on the blessings of peace and the dangers of war were greeted with laughter and derision.
		Believing that philosophy is what is fit and proper, Musonius Rufus also wrote that girls should have the same education as boys, that in marriage husband and wife should care for one another for all of life, and that men should follow the same sexual code they demand of women.
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	Acanthis
		Rufus not later than AD16, and had a son Marcus Suiliius Nerullinus.
		Lucius Varius Rufus, a member of Maecenas’s circle who travelled with him to Brundisium in 38BC, and friend of Horace and Virgil.
		Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, praetor in 78BC, and author of a Roman history praised by Varro and Cicero, and also the translator of the Milesian tales of Aristides (2nd Century BC)
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		Such were Catullus of Verona, Varius Rufus, Quintilius Varus, Furius, and Alfenus of Cremona, Caecilius of Comum, Helvius Cinna apparently of Brescia, and Valerius Cato who somehow managed to inspire in so many of them a love for poetry.
		But to most Romans the greatest attraction of the doctrine lay in its presentation of a tangible explanation of the universe, weary as they were of a childish faith and too practical-minded to have patience with metaphysical theories now long questioned and incomprehensible except through a tedious application of dubious logic.
		Vergil's companions in the _Cecropius hortulus_, destined to be his life-long friends, were, according to Probus, Quintilius Varus, the famous critic, Varius Rufus, the writer of epics and tragedies, and Plotius Tucca.
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	Legio XV Primigenia
		For example, one of the recruits, Lucius Varius Sacco of Milan, died in Mainz after only one year of service, which almost certainly means that he was killed in action.
		Among these were Lucius Clodius Macer of Africa (who recruited the I Macriana Liberatrix) and Gaius Julius Vindex of one of the provinces in Gaul, who supported the governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, Servius Sulpicius Galba, when he declared that he wanted to dethrone Nero.
		This was treason, and the army of Germania Inferior (I Germanica, V Alaudae, XV Primigenia and XVI Gallica) knew what it had to do: it marched to the south and defeated Vindex.
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	directopedia : Directory : Arts : Classical Studies : Roman : Horace
		He was, however, able to purchase a clerkship in the quaestor's office, which allowed him to get by and practice his poetic art.
		Horace was a member of a literary circle that included Virgil and Lucius Varius Rufus; they introduced him to Maecenas, friend and confidant of Augustus.
		Maecenas became his patron and close friend, and presented Horace with an estate near Tibur, contemporary Tivoli.
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