About Abronius Silo
Lived 50 BC – 100. Abronius Silo was a Roman poet.
Abronius Silo (fl. 1st century BC) was a Latin poet who lived in the latter part of the Augustan age. Silo is mentioned in the suasoriae of Seneca the Elder. Seneca wrote that he was a pupil of the rhetorician Marcus Porcius Latro. According to Seneca, he plagiarized a poem about the Iliad from Latro. The plagiarized line read:
Translated into English this quote reads:
Seneca also wrote that he fathered another poet, also named Silo, who wrote poetry intended for pantomimes; Seneca considered this to be a waste of his talents.
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Who was Abronius Silo?
Latin poet
When was Abronius Silo born?
Abronius Silo was born in 50 BC in Hispania.
When did Abronius Silo die?
Abronius Silo died in 100.
What was Abronius Silo's occupation?
Abronius Silo was a poet.
What nationality was Abronius Silo?
Abronius Silo was Roman.
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