Curiatius Maternus (/məˈtɜːrnəs/) appears in the Dialogus de oratoribus (Dialogue on orators) of Tacitus. He was an author of tragedies in Latin, having composed a Domitius, a Medea, and a Cato by AD 74 or 75. He may be identified with the sophist Maternus who was put to death by Domitian for speaking against tyrants in a practice speech, or with either Marcus Cornelius Nigrinus Curiatius Maternus suffect consul in 83 himself, or his adoptive father.
References
- Tacitus, Dialogus de oratoribus
- Dio Cassius, Roman History 67.12.5
- Tenney Frank. "Curiatius Maternus and His Tragedies," AJP 58 (1937) 225–229.
- Mario Erasmo. Roman Tragedy: Theatre to Theatricality'. (University of Texas Press, 2004).