Remains of Old Latin, Volume III: Lucilius, the Twelve Tables

by Gaius Lucilius, E.H. Warmington (Editor, translator)

The Loeb edition of early Latin writings is in four volumes. The first three contain the extant work of seven poets and surviving portions of the Twelve Tables of Roman law. The fourth volume contains inscriptions on various materials (including coins), all written before 79 BCE.

Volume I. Q. Ennius (239-169) of Rudiae (Rugge), author of a great epic (Annales), tragedies and other plays, and satire and other works; Caecilius Statius (ca. 220-ca. 166), a Celt probably of Mediolanum (Milano) in N. Italy, author of comedies.

Volume II. L. Livius Andronicus (ca. 284-204) of Tarentum (Taranto), author of tragedies, comedies, a translation and paraphrase of Homer's Odyssey, and hymns; Cn. Naevius (ca. 270-ca. 200), probably of Rome, author of an epic on the 1st Punic War, comedies, tragedies, and historical plays; M. Pacuvius (ca. 220-ca. 131) of Brundisium (Brindisi), a painter and later an author of tragedies, a historical play and satire; L. Accius (170-ca. 85) of Pisaurum (Pisaro), author of tragedies, historical plays, stage history and practice, and some other works; fragments of tragedies by authors unnamed.

Volume III. C. Lucilius (180?-102/1) of Suessa Aurunca (Sessa), writer of satire; The Twelve Tables of Roman law, traditionally of 451-450.

Volume IV. Archaic Inscriptions: Epitaphs, dedicatory and honorary inscriptions, inscriptions on and concerning public works, on movable articles, on coins; laws and other documents.

Genres: Classics, History, Poetry

592 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1938

About the author

Gaius Lucilius (c.160s - 103/2 BC), the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain, was a Roman citizen of the equestrian class, born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania.

Reviews

[Santiago González · Rating 3 out of 5]

La edición de Loeb cuenta con una introducción que se me ha hecho limitada, más allá de la vida de Lucilio que la trata bien he notado que me falta que se traten más en profundidad aspectos como su estilo que se tocan pero para mi gusto demasiado brevemente.
Respecto a los fragmentos de las sátiras pues la mayoría se me hacen poco interesantes y poco divertidos, hay alguno ingenioso pero en general se me hacen difíciles de entender o demasiado rebuscados, quizá la traducción inglés influya en mi mala valoración.
Por último la Ley de las XII tablas la he leído en la antología de derecho de roma en Akal con lo que no puedo juzgar esta edición, aunque el texto en sí no me entusiasmó me gustó más que Lucilio