aexander

Updated: June 12, 2025

The Greek literature originating after Aexander found its first Roman imitators for the slight initial attempts from the Marian age can scarcely be taken into account among the contemporaries of Cicero and Caesar; and now the Roman Alexandrinism spread with singular rapidity. In part this arose from external causes.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

The Greek literature originating after Aexander found its first Roman imitators for the slight initial attempts from the Marian age can scarcely be taken into account among the contemporaries of Cicero and Caesar; and now the Roman Alexandrinism spread with singular rapidity. In part this arose from external causes.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)