Dorsennus
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Fabius Dorsennus (also spelled Dossennus or Dossenus) was a thespian and author of Atellan Farce in Ancient Rome, known for his careless performances. According to Seneca his epitaph was: "Halt, stranger, and understand Dossennus' wisdom".[1]
Description
There is some confusion regarding this figure from ancient Roman theater. In one of his epistles, Horace mentions a Dossennus:
Pliny the Elder, however, refers to a Fabius Dossennus as the author of "Acharistio," one of the Atellanae Fabulae, in his Natural History. Pliny writes:
Other uses
Dossennus was also the name of a stock character of the Atellanae Fabulae, perhaps named after Fabius Dorsennus.
References
- ↑ Epistulae ad Lucilium, 89, 7. hospes resiste et sophian Dossenni lege.
Sources
- Template:In lang Pliny the Elder, Natural History, Book XIV (Original text)
- Template:In lang Pliny the Elder, Natural History, Book XIV (English translation)
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- Template:In lang Meyer, Maurice, Études sur le théâtre latin
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