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Lucius Livius Andronicus (
280/
260 BC?–
200 BC?), not to be confused with the later historian
Livy, was a
Greco-Roman dramatist and
epic poet who produced the first Roman dramatic work and translated many
Greek works into
Latin. He is regarded as the father of Roman drama and epic poetry.
Andronicus was probably born in the Greek colony of
Tarentum (now
Taranto,
Italy), and was made a slave to a
Livian noble. After being freed and adopting the name of his former master, Andronicus became the first Greek teacher in Rome. Andronicus is considered the first Roman author and the founder of Roman epic poetry. He produced for the uncultured Romans their first formal play, a translation of a Greek drama, in
240 BC. His most important work is
Odysseia, a Latin version of
Homer's
Odyssey, written in
Saturnian verses. He is also quoted as producing various other poems.
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