person
Lucius Varius Rufus
Varius
Varius Rufus, leading epic and tragic poet of the age and friend of Virgil and Horace; named with Cinna in Eclogue 9 as a standard the speaker dares not match.
Reading notes
- The Eclogues §9.35 Varius
Varius Rufus, leading epic and tragic poet of the age and friend of Virgil and Horace; named with Cinna in Eclogue 9 as a standard the speaker dares not match.