Claudian
Sign in to saveClaudius 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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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 370
- Died
- 404
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Cl. Clavdiani poetae celeberrimi Opera
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- Raptus Proserpinae
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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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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.
