Archaic & Republican Rome (3rd–1st c. BC)
- Naevius (c. 270–201 BC)
- Plautus (c. 254–184 BC)
- Cato the Elder (234–149 BC)
- Ennius (239–169 BC)
- Terence (c. 195–159 BC)
- Lucretius (c. 99–55 BC)
- Catullus (c. 84–54 BC)
- Cicero (106–43 BC)
- Varro (116–27 BC)
- Sallust (86–35 BC)
- Nepos (c. 110–25 BC)
- Virgil (70–19 BC)
- Horace (65–8 BC)
- Tibullus (c. 55–19 BC)
- Propertius (c. 50–15 BC)
- Livy (59 BC–AD 17)
- Ovid (43 BC–AD 17)
Early Imperial Rome (1st–2nd c. AD)
- Velleius Paterculus (c. 19 BC–AD 31)
- Manilius (fl. c. AD 10)
- Valerius Maximus (fl. c. AD 30)
- Phaedrus (c. 15 BC–AD 50)
- Seneca (c. 4 BC–AD 65)
- Lucan (AD 39–65)
- Petronius (d. AD 66)
- Persius (AD 34–62)
- Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79)
- Pliny the Younger (AD 61–113)
- Quintilian (c. AD 35–100)
- Martial (c. AD 40–104)
- Juvenal (late 1st–early 2nd c.)
- Tacitus (c. AD 56–120)
- Suetonius (c. AD 69–122)
- Gaius (Jurist) (fl. c. AD 160)
- Frontinus (c. AD 40–103)
- Hyginus (fl. 1st c.)
- Silius Italicus (c. AD 26–101)
- Statius (c. AD 45–96)
- Valerius Flaccus (fl. AD 70–90)
- Sulpicia (late 1st c.)
Late Roman & Early Christian (2nd–5th c.)
- Apuleius (c. AD 124–170)
- Gellius (c. AD 125–180)
- Tertullian (c. AD 155–220)
- Minucius Felix (late 2nd–early 3rd c.)
- Arnobius (c. AD 250–330)
- Lactantius (c. AD 250–325)
- Ammianus Marcellinus (c. AD 330–395)
- Ausonius (c. AD 310–395)
- Ambrosius (Ambrose) (c. AD 340–397)
- Augustine (AD 354–430)
- Claudian (c. AD 370–404)
- Prudentius (c. AD 348–413)
- Orosius (c. AD 375–418)
- Rutilius Namatianus (fl. c. AD 415)
- Theodosian Code (AD 438)
- Avianus (fl. 4th–5th c.)
Early Medieval Latin (6th–9th c.)
- Jordanes (6th c.)
- Cassiodorus (c. AD 485–585)
- Gregory of Tours (c. AD 538–594)
- Gregory the Great (c. AD 540–604)
- Isidore of Seville (c. AD 560–636) (implicit influence)
- Paulus Diaconus (c. AD 720–799)
- Bede (contextual)
- Alcuin (c. AD 735–804)
- Einhard (c. AD 770–840)
- Theganus (fl. 9th c.)
- Nithardus (c. AD 795–844)
High Medieval Latin (10th–13th c.)
- Asserius (c. AD 900)
- Adso of Dervensis (c. AD 910–992)
- Hugo of St. Victor (c. AD 1096–1141)
- Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
- Godfrey of Winchester (fl. 12th c.)
- Ricardus de Bury (1287–1345)
- Iacobus de Voragine (c. 1230–1298)
- Albertano of Brescia (c. 1195–1251)
- Aquinas (Thomas Aquinas) (1225–1274)
- Bonaventure (1221–1274)
- Legenda Regis Stephani (12th c.)
- Gesta Romanorum (late 13th c.)
Renaissance & Neo-Latin (14th–17th c.)
- Dante (1265–1321)
- Petrarch (1304–1374)
- Boccaccio (context)
- Poggio Bracciolini (1380–1459)
- Piccolomini (Pius II) (1405–1464)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499)
- Sannazaro (1458–1530)
- Pontano (1429–1503)
- Conradus Celtis (1459–1508)
- Erasmus (1466–1536)
- Luther (1483–1546)
- Melanchthon (1497–1560)
- Scaliger (1540–1609)
- Campion (1540–1581)
- Girolamo Vida (1485–1566)
- Navagero (1483–1529)
- Janus Secundus (1511–1536)
Early Modern to Modern Latin
- Galileo (1564–1642)
- Descartes (1596–1650)
- Milton (1608–1674)
- Newton (1643–1727)
- Vico (1668–1744)
- Landor (1775–1864)
- Rimbaud (1854–1891)
- Pascoli (1855–1912)
Documents, Genres, and Collective Works
- Biblia Sacra (Vulgate) (late 4th c.)
- Christian Creeds (4th–5th c.)
- Roman Epitaphs (1st c. BC–4th c. AD)
- Ius Romanum (1st–6th c.)
- Disticha Catonis (3rd–4th c.)
- Septem Sapientum (late antique compilation)
- Magna Carta (1215)
- Declaratio Arbroathis (1320)
- Foedus Aeternum (1585)
- Medieval Latin (c. 500–1500)
- Neo-Latin (c. 1400–1800)