Titus Atta

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Little is known about his career. He had the reputation of being a vivid delineator of character, especially female. He also seems to have published a collection of epigrams. The scanty fragments contain many archaisms, but are lively in style. According to Horace (Epistles, ii 1. 79), the plays of Atta were still put on the stage in his lifetime. There are only titles (and associated fragments) of twelve of Atta's plays: Aedilicia, Aquae Caldae, Conciliatrix (Matchmaker), Gratulatio, Lucubratio, Materterae (Maternal Aunts), Megalensia (The Megalensia Festival), Nurus (Daughter-in-Law), Satura, Socrus (Mother-in-Law), Supplicatio, Tiro Proficiscens (Tiro Setting Forth). He died in 77 BC.

Titus Quinctius Atta

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There is no information about his date and place of birth or about his biography. It is only known that he belonged to the noble family of Quincentiu.

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Little is known about his career.

He had the reputation of being a vivid delineator of character, especially female.

He also seems to have published a collection of epigrams. The scanty fragments contain many archaisms, but are lively in style. According to Horace (Epistles, ii 1. 79), the plays of Atta were still put on the stage in his lifetime.

There are only titles (and associated fragments) of twelve of Atta's plays: Aedilicia, Aquae Caldae, Conciliatrix (Matchmaker), Gratulatio, Lucubratio, Materterae (Maternal Aunts), Megalensia (The Megalensia Festival), Nurus (Daughter-in-Law), Satura, Socrus (Mother-in-Law), Supplicatio, Tiro Proficiscens (Tiro Setting Forth).

He died in 77 BC.

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Titus Quinctius Atta was a Roman comedy writer, and, like Titinius and Afranius, was distinguished as a writer of fabulae togatae, national comedies.

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