2, 31.-Hence, in gen., one that gives an account of something, a narrator, reporter, informant (orally or in writing): “ sibi insidias fieri: se id certis auctoribus comperisse,” Cic. Lat.): “ historiae congruit auctori,” Vulg.
A.): “ Polybius bonus auctor in primis,” Cic. 11, 44 so, “ Matrem Antoniam non apud auctores rerum, non diurnā actorum scripturā reperio ullo insigni officio functam,” Tac. In partic., the author of historical works, an historian (with and without rerum): “ ego cautius posthac historiam attingam, te audiente, quem rerum Romanarum auctorem laudare possum religiosissimum,” Cic. of cause for effect, for a literary production, writing, work: “ in evolvendis utriusque linguae auctoribus, etc.,” Suet. 5, 1, 68: “ Belli Alexandrini Africique et Hispaniensis incertus auctor est,” Suet. 14: “ scripta auctori perniciosa suo,” Ov. 12, 18: “ ingeniosus poëta et auctor valde bonus,” id.
The author of a writing, a writer: “ ii quos nunc lectito auctores,” Cic. 24, 5.-Also, in gen., one from whom any thing proceeds or comes: “ auctor in incerto est: jaculum de parte sinistrā Venit,” i. 1, 8: “ cum perquirerent auctorem facti,” Vulg. without rerum: Suam quisque culpam auctores ad negotia transferunt, id. interchanged with actor): “ tametsi haud quaquam par gloriá sequitur scriptorem et auctorem rerum, tamen etc.,” Sall. In gen., the originator, executor, performer, doer, cause, occasion of other things (freq.
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