Image: Wikimedia Commons

Ennius

Roman writer and poet (c. 239 – c. 169 BC)

PersonhumanQ47130

Also known as Quintus Ennius

Born: July 16, 239 BCE
, 239 BCE
4
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
2.Stated in Q72173198
3.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
4.Stated in Q87327362
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Died: October 8, 169 BCE
, 169 BCE
3
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
2.Stated in Q72173198
3.Stated in Q87327362
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Birthplace: Rudiae
1
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Place of death: Rome
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
2
Sources
1.Stated in Q87327362
2.Stated in Q24508148
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Occupation: poet
2
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
2.Stated in Q87327362
View statement on Wikidata ↗
, writer
1
Sources
1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
View statement on Wikidata ↗
, historian
+2 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin
2
Sources
1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
View statement on Wikidata ↗

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Quintus Ennius was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. He is often considered the father of Roman poetry. He was born in the small town of Rudiae, located near modern Lecce, a town founded by the Messapians, and could speak Greek as well as Latin and Oscan. Although only fragments of his works survive, his influence in Latin literature was significant, particularly in his use of Greek literary models.

Overview

Author of

10 linked to Ennius in Wikidata

Named after them

2 linked to Ennius in Wikidata

All data

154 statements · 23% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Praenomen: Quintus
Time period: Middle Roman Republic
Cause of death: gout
1
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Name in native language: Ennius Quintus
1
Sources
1.Stated in Q87327362
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Nomen gentilicium: Ennius
Gens: Ennia gens
Place of burial: Tomb of the Scipios
Sex or gender: male
3
Sources
1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-05
3.Stated in Q87327362
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Writing language: Latin
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
Attested in: Mare Magnum (vol. 82) folio(s): 63r
1
Sources
1.maru.firenze.sbn.it/MareMagnum/mare_magnum.htm
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Manner of death: natural causes
1
Sources
1.Stated in Q24508148
View statement on Wikidata ↗

On other databases

122 identifiers linking Ennius across the web's reference databases

Data quality

154

statements

23%

externally sourced

Source last edited September 28, 2026. AIDB refreshes this page daily.

Suggest a fact or correction

Links

Use this data

curl https://aidb.si/api/v1/entities/Q47130

API docs, limits & keys

Cite this page

AIDB. (2026). Ennius (Q47130). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/ennius-Q47130