Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus
Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus (* 82 BC ; † 47 BC ) was an orator and poet in the Roman Republic .
He was a son of Gaius Licinius Macer , a member of the gens Licinia and a friend of the poet Catullus , whose style and subject matter he followed. Calvus' style of speech corresponded to the Attic model and was thus opposed to the Asian school; he even characterized Cicero's style as verbose and artificial. 21 speeches are mentioned, including some against Publius Vatinius .
As a neotericist , he wrote the epic Io as well as elegies and epigrams .
Calvus seems to have been short, since Catullus (c. 53) called him salaputium disertum (eloquent Lilliputian ).
expenditure
- W. Morel (Ed.): Fragmenta poetarum latinorum , 1927.
- E. Malcovati (Ed.): Oratorum romanorum fragmenta , 1967.
literature
- Max Krüger: C. Licinius Calvus: a contribution to the history of Roman eloquence . Grass, Barth & Comp., Breslau 1913 urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-130001 }
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| SURNAME | Calvus, Gaius Licinius Macer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macer Calvus, Gaius Licinius; Licinius Macer Calvus, Gaius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Orator and poet in the Roman Republic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 82 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 47 BC Chr. |