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Prudentius
Also known as Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Marcus Aurelius Prudentius Clemens
thumb| Aurelius Prudentius Clemens ( ) was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. The place of his birth is uncertain, but it may have been Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza), Tarraco (Tarragona), or Calagurris (Calahorra).
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 348
- Died
- 413 (?)
- Works
- 69
Top works
- Cathemerinon
- The Psychomachia of Prudentius
- Carmina
- Antologia della poesia latina
- Opera; noviter ad MSC. fidem recensita
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Psychomachia
· 1949 · cited 3x
- Crowns of Martyrdom
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Prudentius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Ms 10066-77, Psychomachy of the Prudentius and Physiologus and other texts, fol. 115v, Psychomachie, Picture before V. 30: The Veterum cultura deorum, knocked down by Fides; down scene before V. 36: Fides crowns her comrades with flowers
Ms 10066-77, Psychomachy of the Prudentius and Physiologus and other texts, fol. 137, Psychomachy, Picture before V. 823: Fides and Concordia measure the building plan for the temple
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thumb| Aurelius Prudentius Clemens ( ) was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. The place of his birth is uncertain, but it may have been Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza), Tarraco (Tarragona), or Calagurris (Calahorra).
==Life== Prudentius practiced law with some success, and was twice provincial governor, perhaps in his native country, before the emperor Theodosius I summoned him to court. Towards the end of his life (possibly around 392) Prudentius retired from public life to become an ascetic, fasting until evening and abstaining entirely from animal food; and writing poems, hymns, and controversial works in defence of Christianity. Prudentius later collected the Christian poems written during this period and added a preface, which he himself dated 405.
