n likely influenced by the Hellenistic work of Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
The earliest Roman epic is often attributed to Livius Andronicus, a slave who was freed because his Roman master appreciated his servant’s wit and intellect. Livius composed a Latin translation of Homer’s Odyssey. However, this work was
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