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Thyestes is a lost tragedy in Latin by the Roman poet Ennius, assumed to be based on the Greek play Thyestes by Euripides. It was Ennius' last play, performed at the Ludi Apollinares between 6 and 13 July 169 BC, immediately before his death, according to Cicero. Ten fragments of the play have been identified in later authors, including Cicero's comment that "Thyestes curses with really splendid verses in Ennius."
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