person
Gaius Lucilius
Lucilius
also: Lucilius
The founder of Roman verse satire (c. 180–103 BC); Horace honors him as his model yet faults his careless, muddy fluency.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.4 Lucilius wholly hangs
Gaius Lucilius (c. 180–103 BC), founder of Roman verse satire and Horace's model; admired for his freedom but faulted here for slapdash, muddy overproduction.