Literature thumb|Detail from Raphael's Parnassus: Ennius, Dante and Homer Ennius continued the nascent literary tradition by writing plays in Greek and Roman style (praetextae and palliatae), as well as his most famous work, a historical epic in hexameters called the Annales. Other minor works include the Epicharmus, Epigrammata, the Euhemerus, the Hedyphagetica, Praecepta/Protrepticus, Saturae (or Satires), Scipio, and Sota.La Barbera (2014).
lIteratuRE thumb|dEtaIL from RApHAEL's parnassus ennIus, daNte And hOmEr eNniUs CoNtInUed thE nASCEnT liTeRAry tRaditioN by writiNG pLaYS in Greek AnD romAn stYle (PRAetExtAE anD palliAtaE), as WeLL As his most FAmoUS Work, A hIstORICal epIC in hexaMEters calLed The AnNALes. othEr MiNor Works inCLude the epIcharmus, ePigrAMmatA, the EUhemeRus, The hEDYPhagetiCA, PRaecEPta/protrepticUS, SaturAe (oR sAtirEs), scIpiO, aNd SOta.la barBERa (2014).