Ausonius
Sign in to saveDecimus Magnus Ausonius (; ) was a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala, Aquitaine (now Bordeaux, France). For a time, he was tutor to the future Emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestowed the consulship on him. His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the River Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life. His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers and circle of well-to-do acquaintances and his delight in the technical handling of meter.
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Ausonius was a Roman poet and rhetoric teacher from what is now Bordeaux, France, who became influential enough to serve as tutor to a future emperor and receive the honor of consulship. He is remembered for poems like *Mosella* (describing a river) and *Ephemeris* (depicting a day in his life), which showcase his skill with language and his interest in his personal relationships and social circle.
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- Born
- 310 ca. A.D.
- Died
- 393 A.D.
- Works
- 55
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- D. Magni Ausonii Burdigalensis opera
- Ausonius
- Mosella
- WORKS V 2
- Cupido messo in croce
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Decimus Magnus Ausonius (; ) was a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala, Aquitaine (now Bordeaux, France). For a time, he was tutor to the future Emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestowed the consulship on him. His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the River Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life. His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers and circle of well-to-do acquaintances and his delight in the technical handling of meter.
==Biography== Decimus Magnus Ausonius was born in in Burdigala (now Bordeaux), the son of Julius Ausonius (378), a physician of Greek ancestry, and Aemilia Aeonia, daughter of Caecilius Argicius Arborius, descended on both sides from established, land-owning Gallo-Roman families of southwestern Gaul.