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Decimus Laberius
Laberius
also: Laberius
A Roman knight and writer of literary mimes (d. 43 BC); Horace cites his farces as proof that raising a laugh does not by itself make fine poetry.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.10 Laberius's mimes
Decimus Laberius, knight and writer of literary mimes; his farces show that raising a laugh is not the same as writing fine poetry.