Lucius Accius Quotes


Many, whose hearts are conquered by acute spite, roll out balanced tales from their own heart, which do not balance when you weigh words against deeds.


Citations

Accius, Lucius. Remains of Old Latin, Volume II: Livius Andronicus, Naevius, Pacuvius and Accius. Translated by E. H. Warmington, Harvard University Press, 1936.

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  • Profession: Poet

Lucius Accius (/ˈækiəs/; 170 – c. 86 BC), or Lucius Attius, was a Roman tragic poet and literary scholar. The son of a freedman and a freedwoman, Accius was born at Pisaurum in Umbria, in 170 BC. The year of his death is unknown, but he must have lived to a great age, since Cicero (born 106 BC, hence 64 years younger) writes of having conversed with him on literary matters.