Hostius

Roman poet

PersonhumanQ589334

Born: 2nd century BCE
Died: 2nd century BCE
Birthplace: Ancient Rome
Place of death: unknown
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin

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Hostius an ancient Roman poet. He is most famous for writing the lost poem Bellum Histricum, which was at least two books long. It is uncertain which Istrian war was the subject of this poem, but scholars generally consider the second war is more likely, as the first (178–7) had already been treated by Ennius in his Annales. Only seven fragments of Hostius' poem survive, but it was probably in the panegyric style which was common in the Hellenistic period.

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BBellum Histricumwork by Hostius

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Sex or gender: male
Time period: Middle Roman Republic
Genre: epic poem
Writing language: Latin
Name in native language: Hostius
Gens: Hostia gens
Praenomen: unknown
Nomen gentilicium: Hostius
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

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