Annales

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Annales is an epic poem by the Roman writer Ennius that narrates the history and legendary origins of Rome in chronological order.

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instanceOf Latin literature work
epic poem
approximateCompositionStart c. 200 BC
associatedWith Roman historiography
Roman mythology
author Ennius NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Roman Republic NERFINISHED
culturalRole foundation of Roman epic tradition
dateWritten 3rd–2nd century BC
era Old Latin literature
focus Roman Republican ideology
genre historical epic
influenced Roman epic tradition
Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED
influencedBy Homeric epics NERFINISHED
language Latin
literaryForm poetic historiography
literaryMovement early Latin epic
literaryStatus highly esteemed in antiquity
mainCharacter Roman people
mentions Aeneas NERFINISHED
Romulus NERFINISHED
early Roman kings
meter saturnian verse
narrativeForm chronological
originalLengthBooks 18
originalMedium manuscript
placeOfComposition Rome NERFINISHED
portrays Roman military achievements
Roman national identity
Roman political history
quotedBy Aulus Gellius NERFINISHED
Cicero NERFINISHED
Macrobius NERFINISHED
Varro NERFINISHED
setting mythical and historical Rome
status fragmentary
structure organized by years and events
subject history of Rome
legendary origins of Rome
survival known from quotations and fragments
timePeriodCovered from Aeneas to Ennius' own time
titleMeaning Annals NERFINISHED
workType national epic

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Ennius notableWork Annales