Chapter IV Q. Ennius, 239-170 b.c., Life, Times, and Personal Traits. — Various Works. Genius and Intellect
| Importance of Ennius | 62 |
| Notices of his life | 63 |
| Influences affecting his career | 64 |
| Italian birth-place | 64 |
| Greek education | 65 |
| Service in Roman army | 66 |
| Historical importance of his age | 68 |
| Intellectual character of his age | 69 |
| Personal traits | 71 |
| Description of himself in the Annals | 72 |
| Intimacy with Scipio | 74 |
| His enthusiastic temperament | 75 |
| Religious spirit and convictions | 77 |
| Miscellaneous works | 79 |
| Saturae | 81 |
| Dramas | 83 |
| Annals | 88 |
| Outline of the Poem | 89 |
| Idea by which it is animated | 92 |
| Artistic defects | 93 |
| Roman character of the work | 94 |
| Contrast with the Greek Epic | 96 |
| Contrast in its personages | 96 |
| Contrast in supernatural element | 97 |
| Oratory in the Annals | 98 |
| Description and imagery | 100 |
| Rhythm and diction | 102 |
| Chief literary characteristics of Ennius | 106 |
| Energy of conception | 107 |
| Patriotic and imaginative sentiment | 110 |
| Moral emotion | 112 |
| Practical understanding | 113 |
| Estimate in ancient times | 116 |
| Disparaging criticism of Niebuhr | 118 |
← Back to The Roman Poets of the Republic