Persius

Also known as Aulus Persius Flaccus

thumb|Persius Aulus Persius Flaccus (; 4 December 3424 November 62 AD) was a Roman poet and satirist of Etruscan origin. In his works, poems and satire, he shows a Stoic wisdom and a strong criticism for what he considered to be the stylistic abuses of his poetic contemporaries. His works, which became very popular in the Middle Ages, were published after his death by his friend and mentor, the Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Cornutus.

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Aulus Persius Flaccus was an Ancient Roman poet, writer, and philosopher who wrote in Latin. Born in Volterra in 34 AD, he died in Rome in 62 AD. His literary genre was Latin satire. He studied under Lucius Annaeus Cornutus and Remmius Palaemon.

His works include *Poetical miscellanies*, *Iuuenalis. Persius*, *Satyres de Perse*, *A. Persii Flacci Satirii VI*, and *Œuvres complètes de Juvénal et de Perse suivies des fragments de Turnus et de Sulpicia*. Persius is referenced by 342 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works: 229

Top works

Poetical miscellanies
Oeuvres completes d'Horace, de Juvénal, de Perse, de Sulpicia, de Turnus, de Catulle, de Properce, de Gallus et Maximien, de Tibulle, de Phèdre et de Syrus
Iuuenalis. Persius
Satyres de Perse
A. Persii Flacci Satirii VI

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 40
Total plays: 266

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Satires
· 2004 · cited 4x
The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 4: Poems 1693–1696
· 1974 · cited 4x
Saturarum liber
· 2007 · cited 3x
Oxford Classical Texts: A. Persi Flacci et D. Iuni Iuvenalis Saturae
· 1992 · cited 3x
Saturae
· 1992 · cited 2x

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Quotes

“Magister artis ingenique largitorventer.”
“Nec te quaesiveris extra.”
“Usque adeonescire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter?”
“At pulchrum est digito monstrari et dicier "hic est".”
“Nec nocte paratum,plorabit qui me volet incurvasse querella.”
“Virtutem videant intabescantque relicta.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Volterra
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: philosopher
Languages spoken: Latin
Genre: Latin satire
Image: Aulus Persius Flaccus.jpeg

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Commons category: Aulus Persius Flaccus
date of birth: 0034-12-04
date of death: 0062-11-24
Commons Creator page: Aulus Persius Flaccus
Commons gallery: Aulus Persius Flaccus
praenomen: Aulus
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
writing language: Latin
cognomen: Flaccus
P13311: 1845

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Works in European collections

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

Auli Persii Flacci Satirarum liber [Texto impreso] :]cum scholiis antiquis

Aulo Persio Flacco [Texto impreso]

Satire, traduzione del cavaliere Vincenzo Monti

Satires translated in Francais with remarks by M. Selis. Nouv. ed. Latin text year

Satyren. Einleitung Übersetzung und Erklärung von W. S. Teuffel.

Satyrae

Ivnii Ivvenalis Aqvinatis inter Latinos satyrographos con sumatissimi Satyrae emaculatius impressae Item. Au. Persius satyrus non ignobilis. H.B.P. Vergilium. vt nemo vicit: fera bella: canendo Regnat vt imparibus: naso poeta: modis Vtq [ue] placet lyricis: solus venusinus: in odis Musaq [ue] vt in lepidis: bilbilitana: iocis Vtq [ue] vmbro multum debit Comedia Plauto Emicat vt Outside publius ipse suo Pacuuius docti famam senis. Accius alti Vt capit: in tragico clarus vterq [ue] pede. Sicluuenale meo (nec verba haec testis egebunt)