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Claudian

Claudian

370 –404

Poet, Writer

Lived 34 years

Born in
Alexandria
Passed away in
Rome

Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; c. 370 – c. 404 AD), was a Latin poet associated with the court of the Roman emperor Honorius at Mediolanum (Milan), and particularly with the general Stilicho. His work, written almost entirely in hexameters or elegiac couplets, falls into three main categories: poems for Honorius, poems for Stilicho, and mythological epic.

Notable works: De raptu Proserpinae, in Eutropium, de bello Gildonico, panegyricus dictus Mallio Theodoro consuli, panegyricus dictus Honorio sextum consuli, panegyricus dictus Honorio tertium consuli, Panegyricus dictus Probino et Olybrio consulibus, Panegyricus de quarto consulatu Honorii Augusti

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudian