Latin literature was in many ways a continuation of Greek literature, just as we saw above with Virgil’s and Ovid’s works. Many Greek masterpieces were translated in Latin, like it is the case of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Greek dramas were translated and reworked to be new Latin versions. One of the most famous Latin tragic poet of all time was Lucius Accius (170-86 BC), he wrote many tragedies inspired by Euripides (480-406 BC) and Aeschylus (525/524-456-455 BC) and was really admired by the Romans, notably by Cicero (106-43 BC), Horace and Velleius Paterculus (19 BC-31
Latin literature was in many ways a continuation of Greek literature, just as we saw above with Virgil’s and Ovid’s works. Many Greek masterpieces were translated in Latin, like it is the case of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Greek dramas were translated and reworked to be new Latin versions. One of the most famous Latin tragic poet of all time was Lucius Accius (170-86 BC), he wrote many tragedies inspired by Euripides (480-406 BC) and Aeschylus (525/524-456-455 BC) and was really admired by the Romans, notably by Cicero (106-43 BC), Horace and Velleius Paterculus (19 BC-31