Origines
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Origines is a lost historical work by the Roman statesman Cato the Elder that traced the origins and early history of Rome and the Italian peoples.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
ⓘ
lost historical work ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Origines (Cato) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cato the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNameInLatin | Marcus Porcius Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Roman statesman ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Aulus Gellius
NERFINISHED
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Servius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| focus |
early Roman history without consular lists
ⓘ
foundation legends of Italian cities ⓘ |
| genre |
antiquarian literature
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historiography ⓘ |
| historicalTradition | Roman annalistic tradition ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Roman historiography ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
early history of Italian peoples
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early history of Rome ⓘ origins of Italian peoples ⓘ origins of Rome ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
avoids naming Roman generals in narrative
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emphasizes deeds of the Roman people ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| structure | divided into books ⓘ |
| subjectOf | modern scholarly reconstruction ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragments in later authors ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
archaic Italy
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early Rome ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
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