Late antique court poetry.Claudius Claudianus, Latin poet of great affairs, flourished during the joint reigns (AD 394-5 onwards) of the brothers Honorius (Emperor in the West) and Arcadius (in the East). Apparently a native of Greek Alexandria in Egypt, he was, to judge by his name, of Roman descent, though his first writings were in Greek, and his pure Latin may have been learned as a foreign language. About AD 395 he moved to Italy (Milan and Rome) and though really a pagan, became a professional court poet composing for Christian rulers works which give us important knowledge of Honorius' time.
A panegyric on the brothers Probinus and Olybrius (consuls together in 395) was followed in the subsequent ten years by other poems (mostly epics in hexameters):
| ISBN: | 9780674991514 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 1989 |
| Author: | Claudian |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Series: | Loeb Classical Library |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Poetry by individual poets Ancient history |
Late antique court poetry.Claudius Claudianus, Latin poet of great affairs, flourished during the joint reigns (AD 394-5 onwards) of the brothers Honorius (Emperor in the West) and Arcadius (in the East). Apparently a native of Greek Alexandria in Egypt, he was, to judge by his name, of Roman descent, though his first writings were in Greek, and his pure Latin may have been learned as a foreign language.
Claudian, Volume II features in the following genres: Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Poetry by individual poets, Ancient history
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Claudian, Volume II was written by Claudian and published by Harvard University Press
Claudian, Volume II has 432 pages
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