Latin epic poet born in Rudiae, Calabria, Italy, one of the most outstanding poets of his time, known as the creator of Roman literature or also the father of Roman poetry. He fought in the Punic wars, those against Carthage, and after leaving the army, was taken to Rome by Cato and Elder (204 a. Ç.).
As he mastered three languages: Osco, his mother tongue, Greek, in which he was educated, and Latin, spoken in the Roman army, in which he served during the Second Punic War, he began by teaching Greek. As a teacher he enjoyed the sympathy of illustrious patricians, including Scipio Africanus, and became a Roman citizen (184 a. Ç.).
He died in Rome and, in addition to the famous epic Annales, where he tells the story of Rome from legendary times to his own days, he also wrote tragedies and poetry of philosophical and moral inspiration and was the introducer of the hexameter in Latin, the typical Greek verse, which became the standard form of verse for Roman epics.
Most of his tragedies, almost all on Greek themes, were based on those of Euripides, and his poetic form of expression reached its greatest beauty in Virgil's verse.
Source: http://www.dec.ufcg.edu.br/biografias/
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