Lucius Accius
Lucius Accius
Lucius Accius, or Lucius Attius, was a Roman tragic poet and literary scholar. The son of a freedman, 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 Cicerospeaks of having conversed with him on literary matters...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
CountryItaly
Let them hate so long as they fear.
ears enrich homes trust
Not at all do I trust augurs, who enrich the ears of others, so that they can enrich their own homes with gold.
acute against balanced conquered hearts roll tales weigh whose
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.