Chapter 2 VESTIGES OF INDIGENOUS POETRY IN ROME AND ANCIENT ITALY.

Niebuhr's theory of a Ballad-Poetry 28

The Saturnian metre 29

Ritual Hymns 31

Prophetic verses 33

Fescennine verses 34

Saturae[page viii] 36

Gnomic verses 37

Commemorative verses 37

Inferences as to their character 38

" from early state of the language 39

No public recognition of Poetry 40

Roman story result of tradition and reflection 41

Inferences from the nature of Roman religion 43

" from the character and pursuits of the people 44

Roman Poetry of Italian rather than Roman origin 45

FIRST PERIOD.

FROM LIVIUS ANDRONICUS TO LUCILIUS.