Lucius Annaeus Florus

Guillaume Flamerie de Lachapelle (Université Bordeaux-Montaigne)

Ed. by Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: Anca Dan (École Practique de Hautes Études PSL), Martine Diepenbroek (University of Johannesburg), William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Victoria Fendel (University of Oxford), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Guendalina Daniela Maria Taietti (University of Liverpool), Jula Wildberger (American University of Paris)

Dates

Born c. 70
Died c. 130

Places

Active in Ancient Rome (Republic & Empire)

Activities

Primary

Historian / Chronicler
Literary Critic/ Historian

Resources

Florus' Works

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1. His life

We know very little about Florus. It is generally assumed that his praenomen was Lucius, and his nomen, Annaeus, according to the majority of the manuscripts of the Epitome, but one of them has only “Julius Florus”, without any praenomen. Some scholars think it should be read “Lucius Annius”, “Annaeus” being the result of a confusion with the well-known family of Annaei, to which Seneca belonged.

We know very little about Florus. It is generally assumed that his

praenomen

was Lucius, and his

nomen

, Annaeus, according to the majority of the manuscripts of the

Epitome

, but one of them has only “Julius Florus”, without any

praenomen

. Some scholars think it should be read “Lucius Annius”, “Annaeus” being the result of a confusion with the well-known family of…

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Citation: Flamerie de Lachapelle, Guillaume . "Lucius Annaeus Florus". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 September 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13264, accessed 22 November 2024.]