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Claudian

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Also known as Claudius Claudianus, Claudianus, Claudius Claudianus of Alexandria

Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; ), 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.

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Claudian was a Latin poet who lived during the reign of Roman emperor Honorius and wrote elaborate verses praising the emperor and his powerful general Stilicho, along with mythological epics. His works matter because they provide important historical insights into late Roman politics and culture, while also representing significant examples of Latin poetry from this period.

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Born
ca. 370
Died
404
Works
74

Top works

  • Cl. Clavdiani poetae celeberrimi Opera
  • Carmina ex recognitione Barnabae Celsani
  • Raptus Proserpinae
  • The rape of Proserpine from Claudian
  • Oeuvres complètes de Claudien

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6
Total plays
15

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Quotes

  • Dis proximus ille est,quem ratio non ira movet.
  • Peragit tranquilla potestasquod violenta nequit; mandataque fortius urgetimperiosa quies.
  • Qui terret plus ipse timet.
  • In commune iubes si quid censesque tenendum, primus iussa subi: tunc observantior aequi fit populus nec ferre negat, cum viderit ipsum auctorem parere sibi. componitur orbis regis ad exemplum, nec sic inflectere sensus humanos edicta valent quam vita regentis. Mobile mutatur semper cum principe vulgus.
  • Iam non ad culmina reruminiustos crevisse queror; tolluntur in altumut lapsu graviore ruant.
  • Natura beatis,omnibus esse dedit, si quis cognoverit uti.

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Key facts

Person.name
Claudian
Person.birth_place
Alexandria, Roman Empire
Person.occupation
poet, writer
Person.notable_works
De raptu Proserpinae

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date of birth
0370-00-00
date of death
0404-00-00
Commons category
Claudius Claudianus
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Claudian, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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  • Works
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  • See also
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Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; ), 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.

==Life== Claudian was born in Alexandria. He arrived in Rome in 394 and made his mark as a court poet with a eulogy of his two young patrons, Probinus and Olybrius, consuls of 395. He wrote a number of panegyrics on the consulship of his patrons, praise poems for the deeds of the general Stilicho, and invectives directed at Stilicho's rivals in the Eastern court of Arcadius.

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