Expertlatin
- Who is known as the father of Latin prose?
- What is the timeline of Latin literature?
- What is the oldest Latin literature?
Who is known as the father of Latin prose?
Cicero has traditionally been considered the master of Latin prose. The writing he produced from about 80 BC until his death in 43 BC exceeds that of any Latin author whose work survives in terms of quantity and variety of genre and subject matter, as well as possessing unsurpassed stylistic excellence.
What is the timeline of Latin literature?
Ancient Latin literature may be divided into four periods: early writers, to 70 bc; Golden Age, 70 bc–ad 18; Silver Age, ad 18–133; and later writers.
What is the oldest Latin literature?
The Oldest Surviving Manuscript of Latin Poetry Was Discovered in Qasr Ibrim. Qasr Ibrim; Papyrus with Elgiacs by Corenius Gallus. as well as Ovid. Yet his literary reputation is entirely based on heresay since until the late 20th century only one pentameter of his had survived.
