Plotius Tucca (''fl.'' 35 BC) was a

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and a friend of

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. He was in the circle of friends with Virgil and

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, as indicated by Horace (''Satires''). According to Donatus's ''Life of Virgil,'' after Virgil's death, Plotius was one of two executors of Virgil's literary remains—one of two who helped publish the ''

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'' on Augustus's orders (the other being Varius Rufus). Plotius is known today only in connection with the poetry of Horace and Virgil.

References

*Harrison, Stephen J. "Plotius Tucca." In Hornblower, Simon and Antony Spawforth, eds. ''The Oxford Classical Dictionary.'' Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003. 1200. *Hollis, A. S. "L. Varius Rufus, De Morte (Frs. 1-4 Morel)". In ''The Classical Quarterly, New Series,'' 27(1),1977. 187-190 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tucca, Plotius 1st-century BC Roman poets Golden Age Latin writers Virgil Latin writers known only from secondary sources 1st-century BC Romans Plautii