Mago (writer)
Mago was a Punic writer of the second century BC. Chr.
Mago, of whom little else is known, wrote a work in 28 books on agriculture. The work was translated into Latin by resolution of the Roman Senate under the direction of Decimus Iunius Silanus . Later, Cassius Dionysius also wrote a Greek translation. The original and both translations are lost today; only a few quotations have survived.
literature
- Kai Ruffing : Mago [12]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , column 702 f.
- Werner Suerbaum : The Punier Mago and his translators. In: Werner Suerbaum (Ed.): The archaic literature. From the beginnings to Sulla's death (= Handbook of Ancient Latin Literature , Volume 1). CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-48134-5 , pp. 576-579
Web links
- Information about Mago with excerpts from his texts on cartago.org.lb (English)
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SURNAME | Mago |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Punic writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |