Chapter 19 No.19

Early Roman Tragedy-M. Pacuvius, b.c. 219-129;

L. Accius, b.c. 170-about b.c. 90.

The powerful impulse given to Roman tragedy by Ennius was sustained till about the beginning of the first century b.c., first by his nephew M. Pacuvius and after him by L. Accius. The popularity of the drama during this period may be estimated from the fact that