librarius

Updated: June 16, 2025

The names current among the ancient Romans, librarius, scriba, were of a far less complimentary nature, and referred merely to the mechanical side of the art. These considerations all tend to the conclusion that the true point from which to date the beginning of Roman literature is that assigned by Horace, viz. the interval between the first and second Punic wars.

Charles Thomas Cruttwell - The History of Roman Literature : From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius