Marc Atilius (comedian)

Marc Atilius is an ancient Roman poet and comedian playwright. It is known that he lived around the II century BC. e. and is considered one of the creators of the comedy genre of Palliat and a kind of successor to Terence.

Of his writings, only small passages have survived (by the way, from the comedy “Misogynus” - a woman’s hater). Known for his attempt to translate Sophocles into Latin “Electra”. Cicero called Atilius "a tough poet" and considered poor in talent; Varron ranked him among such writers who easily aroused feelings. Volcius Sedigit , on the other hand, put him in 5th place among the most famous authors of the palliate. A collection of Atilius passages was cited by Ribbek in the Scenicae Romanorum poesis fragmenta (Leipzig, 1898).