Quintus Novius

Who is Quintus Novius?

Quintus Novius, Roman dramatist, composer of Atellanae Fabulae. His efforts seem to have been directed towards giving literary dignity to this form of drama without diminishing their popular character and traditional cast of characters. He is known to have written his works around the same time as Lucius Pomponius, who also wrote Atellanae Fabulae; Macrobius makes reference to him as a very well-esteemed writer whose atellaniolae found a receptive audience.

Some of Novius’ known works, among the forty-three that are attributed to him, include: