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Greek and Roman Writers
Ancient writers alphabetically and by type of literature.
Vergil
Vergil's influence on the world's literature has been immeasurable. Not only was his writing, along with Seneca's, Cicero's Ovid's, Aristotle's and Plato's, continuously read throughout the Middle Ages, but even today he exerts an influence on poets and the college-bound.
Lucretius - Roman Poet Titus Lucretius Carus
Titus Lucretius Carus (c 94-55 B.C.) was a Roman epicurean epic poet who wrote De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things).
Terence - Publius Terentius Afer
Terence was a North African who came to Rome where he wrote influential comedies.

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